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Duck sneezing and not acting themselves?

DuckMochi

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6 Years
Jun 16, 2017
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Before I freak everyone out, I’m probably worrying over nothing right now. I brought my two ducks in for their nightly bath tonight and after they were done I noticed my mallard hen, Billy, was acting a bit... strange? She’s always been a very calm and quiet duck but when I took her out she just stood there. Didn’t preen like she usually did or chirp like she does. And she didn’t even close her eyes or rest or anything like if she was sleepy. She just stood there and stared. This is very strange for her... she’s always preening when she’s done with her bath and then likes to get on my leg to nap. When I started taking them back outside she sneezed REAL LOUD. It scared me and I’m not sure if it was a sneeze or a cough but I’m going to say sneeze (hopefully). I took them both outside and she proceeded to do it twice more while I was out there. Other than this evening I didn’t notice her acting strange or sick at all today... can ducks get colds?
 
@ViolinPlayer123 I wash the bath tub out after every time they use it and if there's anything in it beforehand I wash it out but we don't use the tub other than normal showering and their baths. Sunni was not sneezing and was acting completely fine. I noticed Billy is starting to lose more feathers though, not like super fast but more than before. Could it just be not feeling well because she may be molting? She doesn't lose feathers fast as if she was molting but i don't know why else they'd be falling off
 
Doesn't sound serious too me..Probably has some debris in Her nares and after bathing and playing in the water it caused her to sneeze it out..My Ducks sneeze to from time to time and it's normal...As long as no discharge is coming from her nares or eyes she will be fine...
 

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