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post #21 of 27

No, she was just really tiny for most of the time then when I wasn't looking she caught up. We can tell the difference now if they are all together and holding fairly still.
 

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post #22 of 27
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This spring part of our chick order was six GLW pullets. One of them was sooooo tiny that I would have sworn they gave me a banty by mistake. She remained way smaller than the others for a long time. Now they are 18 weeks old and I can hardly tell the difference between her and the others, they have to be all standing together and even then it's hard. I'll never know what the reason was. I guess sometimes kids just grow at different paces.

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ChickieG'ma, This did happen to me when I ordered from MM one time. I had 8 RIR and 6 BR, one of which was a bantam BR! I sent them a picture to show the difference in size and I think they knew right away it was their mistake. They gave me the choice of new chick or refund (which wasn't that much!)  Neither helped with the real problem.  I had to finally find him a home because he started crowing before the others did. Big guys didn't like that! What a hassle for such a little roo. He was just too cute - -but his banty genes were very aggressive.

 

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*sigh* I have caught A LOT of crap for this, but they came from a poultry auction.  It's hard to get your hands on chicks around here---very few breaders/mostly just hobby farmers---and I am sorry, but paying $40 in shipping for a few chicks is insane to me!  So I went to an auction in our area and picked up 15 straight run RIRs.  I can't tell you how many people on here have told me that you can't get a good bird from an auction!  Oh well, time will tell.  They are here now!

 

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I know about the poultry auctions too but sometimes the animals there are not all bad. Some people take their birds there because they just don't know where else to go or need to get rid of a farm animal that bites, kicks, poops too much, or causes allergies they didn't know about before. It's not all crap. My first lesson came when I saw a young Amish girl carrying a cage bigger than her. She had 3 Silkies inside, all a different color. She pulled a buff out and told me it was her "bestest" pet. Her story was that Father was moving the big chickens into the barn where she kept her trio of Silkies. She knew the big birds would pick on hers and she didn't want them to be hurt. I fell just like a sucker! Bought her 3, went home and they were put in a quarantine "hospital" cage. The next morn I realized the buff was just pecking up a storm but usually in a circle! Did a few tests and crap, she was blind in both eyes. They looked normal, moved with motion in front of them but just couldn't see well enough to get any bugs. She and her flock mates/siblings became our special need group kept separate so they would never breed. That was my worst thing about the auction and I don't consider it too terrible. I know there is good and bad to all. Good luck with your RIR's, The roosters can be better than a watch-dog!

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I know about the poultry auctions too but sometimes the animals there are not all bad. Some people take their birds there because they just don't know where else to go or need to get rid of a farm animal that bites, kicks, poops too much, or causes allergies they didn't know about before. It's not all crap.

 

Yeah, I figure out of 19 chickens from the auction, there's gotta be a few keepers.  :)   And honestly, I think I will probably buy from the auction again.  I definately plan on selling there.  It just kills me how many people look down on it.  *shrugz*

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post #24 of 27

I had a smaller one in my group of 18 chicks we got back in March.  One of the four black Jersey giants just was always smaller for quite some time.  Now she's caught up and I can't tell which one it was.  I was worried quite a bit about her too, but she ate, drank and pooped just fine.  Sometimes there is a runty one, just like in a litter of kittens....

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We just split the tiny chick off, along with some of the other smaller ones, to their own brooder.  I noticed that even though they did get to eat, the bigger guys pushed through first and the smaller guys had to wait to eat and drink.  I split them into 2 brooders and they seem to be doing a little better.  The tiny chick is still half the size of the smallest chick of the same age, but he seems to be able to hold his ground a little better now.  He's a fiesty little booger, so I think he's going to be just fine!

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♪♪ To the Faith it takes, to pray and sing ♪♪
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♪♪ To the Faith it takes, to pray and sing ♪♪
♪♪ From the Painted sky, to my plank filled eye ♪♪
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post #26 of 27

That is probably a good idea.  Luckily this year my Naked Necks and Faverolles were best friends with the bantams and protected them, so we didn't have any problems with them being picked on until they were about 3 weeks old and too big for the brooder.
 

post #27 of 27
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We have 2 big brooders, so our guys will stay in for a while.  Then they move to a half-way house of sorts before they will go in with the big girls.

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♪♪ To the Faith it takes, to pray and sing ♪♪
♪♪ From the Painted sky, to my plank filled eye ♪♪
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♪♪ To the Faith it takes, to pray and sing ♪♪
♪♪ From the Painted sky, to my plank filled eye ♪♪
♪♪ He is God of all, He is everything ♪♪

 

 

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