My duck is making a very loud squeaking sound

[NoBrainer]

My 9 month old fawn and white female runner duck is making very loud squeaking quacks sometimes very randomly, although she just made the sound three times in a row a couple mins ago, these squeak-quacks are much louder than her normal quacks or chitter, is this normal? Does she possibly have something in her mouth when she is making these sounds? If anyone has any ideas on why she might be making these noises I would appreciate hearing them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you get a video? you’ll have to put it on YouTube or Vimeo or another platform then copy and paste it here.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Does she have water deep enough to wash her face in? Are you thinking something is wrong like stuck. In her throat.

 

[NoBrainer]

Does she have water deep enough to wash her face in? Are you thinking something is wrong like stuck. In her throat.

Yup she does, they've got two big buckets and two swimming pools, honestly I have noticed a few of my girls making these squeaking noises randomly as well it doesnt look like they are choking when they make these noises and they continue to act normal and go about their buisness, it is just very startlingly loud sometimes and much different from their normal quacks

 

[NoBrainer]

Can you get a video? you’ll have to put it on YouTube or Vimeo or another platform then copy and paste it here.

I'll try my best to get a video of it, sometimes it's just so random it's hard to actually capture it happen

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine can come out with some odd quacks at times too.

 

[ProudRedneck]

Are they laying or do they have eggs laid in their nest? My Muscovy hen is doing that and it's seems like it's her way of saying "ATTTTT, DON'T touch me!" She has done it to me, DH, and her Drake occasionally.

 

[Lauraduck]

My runner female has been doing the same thing. She needed up congested and coughing more frequently, so I put her on Respirex antibiotics (same as Baytril plus decongestant) and she's much better. But it's day 10 of meds and she still does the squeaky sneezes here and there, usually about 3 in a row. Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you think the sneezes are related to her illness? could it be dusty bedding or feed?
Was this Baytril prescribed by a vet? usually, 7-10 days is the max for Baytril.

 

[Lauraduck]

Do you think the sneezes are related to her illness? could it be dusty bedding or feed?
Was this Baytril prescribed by a vet? usually, 7-10 days is the max for Baytril.

Yeah it's the same sneezes she's had this whole time. None of my other 4 ducks have this, so I doubt it's a dust/feed issue. I do add DE to their feed, but not enough to make it really dusty. Not, I had the Bayteil on hand from when one of my other ducks had a similar problem last year. In her case it cleared up after 5 days of meds.