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3/18/12 at 8:18am

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One of my lil SLW roosters is not growing he's 6 weeks old but he looks like he's only a week old his brother and sister r fine and big with all their feathers but this lil guy still looks like new hatch my silkies i just hatched out r passing him in growing whats wrong with the lil guy pls help he eats and drinks but most time i do find him by his self or next to my turkey babies he's been like this for the past week PLS HELP

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3/18/12 at 8:54am

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You might want to treat him with some Corid or Sulmet to see if perhaps that may help. Sometimes chicks just fail to thrive due to internal issues from bith......

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