too small

I’m helping a friend raise five chickens. After driving out to his acreage I noticed that one of his chicks was WAY too small for her age, she’s a lavender Orpington, two weeks old and about a third the size of the largest chick (all the same age). After researching, I think she’s deficient in...

2 1/2 weeks ago I got 11 day old Appleyard Ducklings. 10 of them are developing fine but 1 does not seem to be growing at all. Our babies all free range during the day and he seems to keep up just fine, but I have been bringing him in a night to make sure he gets enough food and water. Any...

What I need to know is, how long do my almost-8 week old chicklets need to stay "cooped up" in the halfway house we got for them before we can open the doors and let them "free range" in the little pen it's in during the day? The halfway house is actually just a little 6x8' Suncast storage shed...

We currently have 3 laying hens, all about 5 1/2 months old. Our Rhode Island Red and Orpington began laying at 4 1/2 months, and our Speckled Sussex began laying at 5 months. All eggs seem rather small for their breeds. At first I figured it was due to the early age of laying (especially for...