Nervous Cough?

[CayugaJana]

I have a drake khaki campbell and I've noticed him coughing the last two weeks. It's not all the time either. Could he be coughing when he gets all worked up? I put straw down the other night while they were in their outdoor pen. The khaki campbell and swedish drake both started coughing. And we're both very sure the straw was going to jump up and get them. I thought maybe it was the dust and getting excited. Then I watched them over the next few days and no coughing. Acting/eating/swimming normal. Last night I took our baby cayugas out in the yard to play. The khaki campbell and swedish drakes were visibly upset they were out there (they were in their pen and couldn't get to them). They paced and paced their pen trying to get to the ducklings. Then my KC started coughing a little. Is their such a thing as a nervous cough? They aren't doing the gaping thing either.

 

[Isaac 0]

Can you post a video?

Try feeling there throat?Do you feel any thing abnormal?Is there anything in there in there mouth?Is the straw dusty?Make sure there is adequate ventilation.Drakes sound like there coughing sometimes.

 

[CayugaJana]

I sat out here for about 30 minutes tonight and they didn't do it. He's feeling fine. There's nothing in their throats when I checked. And their pen in out in the open. So it's really weird.

 

[chickens really]

Do you mean huffing....Like aggressive behaviour or clearly a cough.....?

 

[CayugaJana]

Hmmmmm.............. Maybe they are huffing. I don't know that I'd know the difference. I didn't know that a duck huffed.

 

[chickens really]

Yes....They will do it at new Ducks or at things they are uncertain of....

 

[CayugaJana]

I guess that makes sense! I know deer will do that snort wheeze when they see you. I'll have to YouTube it and see if by chance there are any examples. That makes me feel better that they are just being dudes, and not sick.