Thank you for the information. This cute little pullet is now happily residing in her new pen with a month old chick to keep her company. They are almost the same size and the Marans is about 5 months old.
How do I contact someone in the Marans Club to ask about this little pullet? I have no idea who/how to contact anyone who would be in the know.
Thanks for your input!
This is a photo of her standing between her brother and
sisters that hatched in the same hatch with her.
Please ignore this ramshackle pen - had to get her out of good pen because I was afraid she would get trampled! She gets a brand new pen this weekend. For now she must be content...
I hatched some french black marans 5 months ago. One of the females is only about 1/4 the size of the others. She was normal size at hatch and for the first several weeks. She seems healthy just super small. What is going on? Are there dwarf marans? I've never had this happen before so I am...