Is this normal for a wild Mallard Duckling?

[Love of all animals]

I suspect that the photos are of one very greedy duckling that doesn't know when to stop eating. Be sure that there is plenty of clean water for the ducklings to drink.

It's the biggest crop I can recall seeing in a duckling, but my son has a very hungry Pekin female who is very food drive, and she commonly looks like the photos. AS long as the duckling is drinking and pooping, watch and wait and see!

Thank you mom and duckling came by today and the crop was much smaller. I definitely think it’s a case of a greedy hungry duckling.

 

[Love of all animals]

@Love of all animals any update on the duckling?

Thank you mom and duckling came by today and the crop was much smaller. I definitely think it’s a case of a greedy hungry duckling.

 

[nao57]

Very young ducklings if they don't have water and you give them food you can mess them up. EVERY meal needs to have water. Its better to wet their food also. If you do this for awhile it will probably go away. They need to clean out their nostrils also with fresh water.