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amykbennett
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- Apr 25, 2021
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Thank you for the hope! She's so snuggly and adorable we're hoping just a late bloomer! It did occur to me that she could be a bantam - the feed store had bantam cochins, but they were at the other end of the store. But you never know...we've never had Bantam's before - but don't they feather out at the same rate as the standard, but they're just smaller?I thought my Speckled Sussex was failure to thrive. She feathered much later than the rest, & was a bit smaller. I made sure she ate everyday, (I’d sit and watch to make sure she got food), and sometimes I would take her out and feed her egg yolk mixed with chick crumble which she loved. She continued to grow, but stayed smaller. I thought maybe she wouldn’t lay, ever, but she lays a tiny cream colored egg. She seems dainty compared to the rest, but is healthy in every other way.
I don’t know what your chick is, but I wouldn’t give up on her yet. Maybe she will pull through, maybe not. But if she’s happy and well-fed, I think you should wait it out unless she seems like she’s suffering.
One other thought, could she be a bantam? (Just thought of that as I was typing).