duckling breathing weird..

[duckgirl130]

lately my duckling has been breathing weirdly. i have given him water, layed him down alone and with me and it stays the same:/ his nostrils seem to me slightly blocked, seems like he tries to unclog them but it doesnt work? also his chest on one side is bigger than the other and i am super worried, i will attach a video of the breathing… someone pls help.. im not sure of any avian vets near me..file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/59/09/9EA24646-3188-40B5-B1E3-476C219513E4/IMG_5213.MOV

 

[duckgirl130]

not sure how to upload video the right way?

 

[Miss Lydia]

You need to upload your video on youtube or Vimeo then copy and paste here.
One side of chest being large most likely means food in the crop. But a video or pictures can help. Does your duckling have a bowl deep enough to dunk its head to clean out its nares and eyes?

 

[duckgirl130]

 

[duckgirl130]

You need to upload your video on youtube or Vimeo then copy and paste here.
One side of chest being large most likely means food in the crop. But a video or pictures can help. Does your duckling have a bowl deep enough to dunk its head to clean out its nares and eyes?

okay posted and linked and just the nares but not eyes, ill immediately change it!! also the eyes are red..does that have anything to do with it?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Could be irritated by dust. Dust from feed or bedding maybe. Is there any drainage coming from the eyes?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I can’t get the video to work on my phone I’ll have to try on my computer when I get all my birds put up.

 

[duckgirl130]

Could be irritated by dust. Dust from feed or bedding maybe. Is there any drainage coming from the eyes?

looking at his eye, its only one eye and there actually does seem to be excess moisture compared to the other eye (which is totally normal)

 

[Miss Lydia]

You could try rising the eye with saline there are recipes online for making one for eyes. There is also Terramycin eye ointment in case of infection. I really couldn't tell anything by the video other than it sure is precious. If the nares are blocked that is probably why it's breathing heavy? Also if too warm that can make them breathe weird. Do you know what the temp is in your brooder? Do you have other ducklings? Bath ti me can help them get nares unclogged too, Nice warm water just up to top of legs to start with.