Muscovy duckling TINY! Pics included.

[Dvt1975]

My muscovy’s are 4 weeks old. One is absolutely massive and one is tiny. I would say the big one is easily four times as bigger. Both are eating and drinking and pooping, brewers yeast and fresh veggies. Anyone experienced this before?
thank you x

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Was the smaller one an assisted hatch by any chance?

 

[Miss Lydia]

@FunnyfarmMidwest had a Call duckling hatch tiny and stayed that way. Pretty sure that little one is all caught up now.

 

[Dvt1975]

Was the smaller one an assisted hatch by any chance?

Hi no, it was the first to hatch.. the big one was hatched second assisted and left good chunk of yolk behind. - so strange isn’t it xx

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

@FunnyfarmMidwest had a Call duckling hatch tiny and stayed that way. Pretty sure that little one is all caught up now.

Thanks for the tag Miss Lydia!

Yes, I have little Bobbles the call duckling! He is all caught up now and doing great! He’s still just a tiny thing, but he makes up for his size with his attitude!

@stripedgirls707 also has experience with this!

Here’s a post about him that might be helpful!

Post in thread 'Duckling not growing.'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/duckling-not-growing.1464362/post-24398848

 

[stripedgirls707]

Hi @Dvt1975 ! ahh yes, very interesting! I have juniper, a fawn and white runner that was much much smaller- but is caught up now- just like @FunnyfarmMidwest ’s Bobbles!
hoping that your darling is going to hang in there, and catch up too!
thanks @FunnyfarmMidwest - it is interesting to see this be a bit of a regular thing I suppose?