Call duck runt

[Buck Oakes]

okay , it was just a thought

 

[casportpony]

okay , it was just a thought

It was a good thought.

-Kathy

 

[Amiga]

It's something to watch out for with any laying animal, and there is the genetic component, and the environmental. In human medicine I have been reading about epigenetics, I think it's called. It is looking at how environmental factors can make more of a difference in health than genetic factors in many (maybe most) cases.

Well, I pray that all the little micros out there are blessed with good health and contentment.

 

[kalopa]

I hope for her good health and contentment as well and I just hope her dwarfism doesn't shorten her longevity. She's been raised for the last couple weeks in the same environment with the same food as the other ducks, so perhaps it's genetic. Eventually, they'll all free range in a large food forest garden with a lot of ponds and small streams, so her life will be good even if it's short.

 

[casportpony]

I had a peachick that was 1/3 the size it should have been, but it eventually caught up in size.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Might be a good idea to get a kitchen scale and track it's weight, 'cause a healthy chick or duckling will make daily weight gains.

-Kathy

 

[Amiga]

I hope for her good health and contentment as well and I just hope her dwarfism doesn't shorten her longevity. She's been raised for the last couple weeks in the same environment with the same food as the other ducks, so perhaps it's genetic. Eventually, they'll all free range in a large food forest garden with a lot of ponds and small streams, so her life will be good even if it's short.

I have a four year old forest garden…

 

[casportpony]

Here is some weight data on my peachicks:




On the ones doing well,usual daily gains are 8-13%

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Look at #16, it's 91 grams and hatched the same day as #14 (234 grams). He's small, scary small, but as long as he make at least a daily gain of 5% I won't worry.

-Kathy

 

[kalopa]

I wish I had a gram scale handy, but to me it looks like she's was growing at less than 5%/day. Here she is at 3 weeks next to a couple of 2 day olds and a 4 day old. The other photo is her siblings at 3 weeks. She would run under their legs to get food.