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Do ducks get colds?

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Hi,

I live by a reservoir so get up to 20 ducks traipsing up to my house everyday. Two in particular recently seem to have come down with a sort of 'cold'. One of them, a small, mixed breed mallard, kept coughing/sneezing like a chicken- but not stopping for at least five minutes. She was drinking fine, eating a hell of a lot like usual and quacking normally. Then another duck seemed to develop the same problem his quacks were like someone who had a sore throat and he sounded like he gurgled instead of quacking. Within a week both ducks were back to normal. There was also a white substance round the duck's beak at one stage but I don't know whether that is related or not. I haven't seen this at all within seven years of keeping ducks. Could this be something from my chickens- they aren't in the same pen but some have been sneezing/coughing recently too- is it bad? Or am I just fretting over nothing because its the first time its happened?!! :oops:

Thanks,

Heather.

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