Duckling Size Discrepancy

[littlecollier]

I’m going through the same thing with my two that are the same age. The woman I got them from suggested the male/female possibility and I flipped!

 

[littlecollier]

@Sarkchick Posted a really interesting photo comparison of her runt when she was a baby compared to months later that made me feel MUCH better about the whole thing. (On my First Timer thread reply #255 ... Not sure how to link!)

 

[casportpony]

They are cute, congrats!

As long as mine act normal, poop normal, eat the proper amount of food for their size, and gain weight daily, I don't worry.

 

[Julie Birb]

I don’t see anything alarming if you are wondering about the tiny ones health! They are going to be soooo soft and squishy when they grow up!

Love your adjectives describing grown ducks.

 

[Julie Birb]

Is this an okay difference in size for ducklings from the same hatch? They are 8 days old. View attachment 1429704

Very cute.

 

[harmonymw]

I don’t see anything alarming if you are wondering about the tiny ones health! They are going to be soooo soft and squishy when they grow up!

I rock them in the outdoor rocker and tell them all about how we will still cuddle even when they’re bigger than the cats.

 

[Julie Birb]

I rock them in the outdoor rocker and tell them all about how we will still cuddle even when they’re bigger than the cats.

That is so awesome.

 

[littlecollier]

Is it wrong that I chose Anconas specifically because they would be bigger than my cat and my dogs? I find it funnier than I probably should ...

 

[harmonymw]

Is it wrong that I chose Anconas specifically because they would be bigger than my cat and my dogs? I find it funnier than I probably should ...

No it’s hilarious. Especially when my male cat is feeling brave and then gets chased off by a drake. I try to pretend I didn’t see so the cat doesn’t feel too embarrassed.

 

[littlecollier]

The littles will kind of hiss at my dogs when they poke their noses in the brooder ... Too funny to see dachshunds running away from relatively tiny month-old babies ...