First time paranoid duck mom

Hopefully there is nothing wrong with her and it's just genetics. Remember that even though you got them at the same time, since they came from a large hatchery, they could have totally different mothers and fathers. It's possible the smallest one is a female and had a dad on the small side and had a mom on the small side and that's all it is. So far they look like healthy ducklings. As long as she continues to grow and feather out normally I wouldn't worry too much. I agree with making a deeper water dish. I made ones similar to the photo above and used a gallon milk jug with a hole cut about 2/3 of the way up that they could get their heads in and it was big enough to last two ducklings until they moved out of the brooder.
 

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