Whats going on with Tiny Duck?

[Floof]

I got 11 welsh harliquin in my order from Holderreads on May 5th. We lost 1 but everyone except Tiny Duck is thriving. Tiny is, well, tiny. He is the same size he was when we brought him home. Any idea why he isn't growing and what I can do to help him catch up?

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

I don't know we had a gosling like this, i think that's because it was stepped on by the horse on its head. it just never grew we never knew why

 

[Ratchnick]

The runts seem to catch up with time.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Is Tiny doing everything normal? Eating, drinking pooping interacting with the other ducklings, eye bright?

 

[Floof]

Is Tiny doing everything normal? Eating, drinking pooping interacting with the other ducklings, eye bright?

He seems like he is. I've watched him eat and drink. He is substantially smaller than everyone else so he gets bowled over a lot. At this rate he will need to live by himself so he doesn't get crushed by one of the bigger ones.

 

[Isaac 0]

I would probably start administering a poultry vitamin like Nutri-Dench daily to see if perhaps malnourishment in a specific vitamin is causing this stunted growth with her, worth a try.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Might also help to have Tiny and maybe one more in a separate part of the brooder so Tiny isn't bowled over so much and has access to food and water anytime it wants.