is she choking

[tonirene]

i have a 6 week old duck and i noticed last couple of days she has been alittle different in her behavior.she sits and keeps opening her mouth really wide as if something is stuck.;how do i know if this is the problem and if it is what do ido?

 

[DuckLover3]

I'm afraid I don't know what to tell you.....Does it seem like she's breathing ok?

 

[Baylor]

You may want to check into gape worm. Mine were doing that behavior frequently along with the other symptoms. I dewormed them and they were back to normal quite quickly. Just search gape worm here and in the internet to see if they have those symptoms.

 

[tonirene]

yes she is breathing ok.she just keeps stretching her neck and shaking her head.to me it seems she has somthing lodged in there.maybe i am overreacting and this is normal.

 

[tonirene]

not sure if this is it,i will keep that inmind ty .she eats and drinks just fine, just when she is done she looks like there is a problem.

 

[Amiga]

What is the food and water setup for her? Both 24/7? Or something else? What is she eating? Has she been getting small amounts of chick grit with her feed for a few weeks now?

Does she do this mostly after a bath?

 

[tonirene]

notice it happens after we are outside

 

[Amiga]

She may be getting into some dry material, like dry grass or leaf pieces, she may have mild allergies. I reckon if people have them, (I have heard of dogs and cats having allergies), why not ducks?

Is there a big bucket of water outside with them?

I have seen Romy get so much soil in her bill that she has a hard time shaking it out, and needs a big drink to wash it out and down.

 

[Missy60]

I seen one of mine doing the same thing. It was outside with me in a make shift pen I'm not really sure if I had already put the veggies in the water at this time or not. I know it wasn't eating or drinking at the time. It did look like it was choking though.