new duckling trouble breathing

[duckz]

One of our baby ducks - few days old has trouble breathing and we can hear the raspy sound as he opens and closes beak. we put in water to allow his head to submerge and drink but now he is lethargic and seems not be able to hold himself up on his feet. any idea?

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

Sorry to hear about your duckling.

Could you upload a video of the duckling breathing to a video platform like YouTube/Vimeo, and copy/paste the link here?

 

[duckz]

Thanks for responding. Sadly shortly after we posted this, our little guy died. My daughter is devastated as you can imagine but she is consoling his mate and keeping him calm. We will get another buddy tomorrow.

 

[noodledog]

i'm so sorry for your loss ❤

 

[Isaac 0]

Thanks for responding. Sadly shortly after we posted this, our little guy died. My daughter is devastated as you can imagine but she is consoling his mate and keeping him calm. We will get another buddy tomorrow.

So sorry.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Very sorry