My duckling lost its peep!

[CalliBee]

Hey y’all, I feel like I’m always making new posts about my ducks where it’s to the point some of y’all are probably wondering why I even got them in the first place it might just be I’m an overly cautious and paranoid first time duck parent or I’m just really bad at it. But either way, y’all have saved me every time!

Long story short, this year when ordering more chickens I decided to give ducks a try. Started with 2 Pekin’s, fell in love, and now have 6 anacona ducklings which are about 6 weeks old. About 2 weeks ago I integrated them full time into the rest of the flock.

My concern is that one of them isn’t doing so much as a peep. Not from lack of trying though. I know it USE to peep as I had a very close eye on all 6 ducklings when they were in the brooder.
I’ve only noticed this in the past few days but it could have had this problem for up to 2 weeks (when they were integrated with the rest of the flock). I’m attaching a video below so you guys can listen.

She/he TRIES to peep but barley anything comes out. The best way I could describe it as “airy”. Definitely not raspy as you would expect from a boy. But maybe some boys sound like this? What do I know
Besides being a little under developed(lowest in the pecking order), it acts fine. Sits down more than I would want it to, but not too much to be of concern. Been giving lots of niacin supplements to help her/him out.

Any thoughts?

Here’s the video, and just in case you can’t tell, it’s the smaller one with LESS black on its head:

 

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@CaliFarmsAR

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Hey y’all, I feel like I’m always making new posts about my ducks where it’s to the point some of y’all are probably wondering why I even got them in the first place it might just be I’m an overly cautious and paranoid first time duck parent or I’m just really bad at it. But either way, y’all have saved me every time!

Long story short, this year when ordering more chickens I decided to give ducks a try. Started with 2 Pekin’s, fell in love, and now have 6 anacona ducklings which are about 6 weeks old. About 2 weeks ago I integrated them full time into the rest of the flock.

My concern is that one of them isn’t doing so much as a peep. Not from lack of trying though. I know it USE to peep as I had a very close eye on all 6 ducklings when they were in the brooder.
I’ve only noticed this in the past few days but it could have had this problem for up to 2 weeks (when they were integrated with the rest of the flock). I’m attaching a video below so you guys can listen.

She/he TRIES to peep but barley anything comes out. The best way I could describe it as “airy”. Definitely not raspy as you would expect from a boy. But maybe some boys sound like this? What do I know
Besides being a little under developed(lowest in the pecking order), it acts fine. Sits down more than I would want it to, but not too much to be of concern. Been giving lots of niacin supplements to help her/him out.

Any thoughts?

Here’s the video, and just in case you can’t tell, it’s the smaller one with LESS black on its head:

Huh, that is interesting. It might be a drake, but it’s hard to tell without him really making noise

 

[CalliBee]

Huh, that is interesting. It might be a drake, but it’s hard to tell without him really making noise

I’m concerned that maybe he’s got something respiratory? None of my other ducklings sound like him and neither did my pekin drake when he was that age.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hey y’all, I feel like I’m always making new posts about my ducks where it’s to the point some of y’all are probably wondering why I even got them in the first place it might just be I’m an overly cautious and paranoid first time duck parent or I’m just really bad at it. But either way, y’all have saved me every time!

Dont feel you post too much! Honestly I do it too- having ducks, especially raising them, for the first time can have lots of worries and stresses. I'm often concerned with this or that, sometimes there turns out to be nothing even wrong!
But I think it's good, it shows you're paying attention to your ducks and noticing the changes. Try not to let it stress you out too much- raising ducks should also be a fun and rewarding experience, but certainly don't feel guilty for asking lots of questions....!!!

On the note of this little one's voice, how is his breathing? If you listen closely, is it raspy or is he wheezing, any abnormal sound? If his breathing sounds good, I would just keep an eye on him and continue making sure he has access to the food and water.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I’m concerned that maybe he’s got something respiratory? None of my other ducklings sound like him and neither did my pekin drake when he was that age.

How does his breathing sound? And is there any discharge around his eyes or nares?

 

[CalliBee]

How does his breathing sound? And is there any discharge around his eyes or nares?

No discharge and his breathing sounds normal as far as I’ve noticed

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I’m concerned that maybe he’s got something respiratory? None of my other ducklings sound like him and neither did my pekin drake when he was that age.

So is he acting 100% normal?

 

[CalliBee]

So is he acting 100% normal?

Well, yes and no. I’ve had to separate him/her from the flock Bc it wasn’t growing like the others due to not being allowed to eat. Being lowest on the pecking order is hard!
So it’s much smaller than the ducklings it’s age, but besides that, yes she/he is acting normal

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Well, yes and no. I’ve had to separate him/her from the flock Bc it wasn’t growing like the others due to not being allowed to eat. Being lowest on the pecking order is hard!
So it’s much smaller than the ducklings it’s age, but besides that, yes she/he is acting normal

Ok, that’s weird that he lost his voice. Does he have access to fresh water?