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Thank you. I will likely do this the next time it happens. I am also not opposed to taking a sick chicken to the vet....there are just limited vets in my area (1) who see fowl and they schedule so far out that I have not been able to have a sick chicken seen.

I have a small flock, started with 8 birds, they are currently about 7 months old. About 10 days ago we lost a chicken suddenly. She was fine during the day and laid an egg that morning. We found her in the afternoon hunched over in the yard. Brought her inside and she died within the hour...

Thanks, she is a sweet bird. Maybe her sisters are just giants :)

Thanks! I love doms. Aren't they usually larger though? Any chance she might be a bantam?

Thanks! That was one of the breeds that I "thought" I had. Her small size was throwing me.

So my little chick is about 5 weeks old, half the size of her "sisters" (I picked out 8 different breed at Rural King so similar age chicks), slow to feather and no tail feathers. She appears healthy and acts about the same as everyone else. Just little. Any idea on breed?

That has crossed my mind too. She does act healthy and she doesn't get picked on luckily.

Hello everyone, first post here. I've had chickens before but I'm new to chicks. I have 8 chicks (8 different breeds) purchased from Rural King on September 26- so they are at least 4+ weeks old. One of my chicks (thinking either a Barred rock or Dominique) is less half the size of the other...