Any clue on this chick?

[Painted Calls]

Some chicks are just runty. If she doesn't catch up soon, you may be looking at "failure to thrive".

 

[Alyssamary3]

Could they be some kind of bantam? Or were you exaggerating about them being 1/4 the size of the rest?

Here she is compared to one of her sisters

 

[Alyssamary3]

Some chicks are just runty. If she doesn't catch up soon, you may be looking at "failure to thrive".

I really hope she’s just runty. We love her so much

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

My guess is bantam. I've raised standard and bantam together before and that's the kind of difference you see. Now, it is possible for them to just have the dwarfism gene independent of being a bantam breed, but I don't know how common that is. You said you got them from TSC--I know they tend to get from multiple hatcheries...where abouts are you located? That might help narrow it down. They're probably from Hoover's. Looking to see what they got now.

 

[cmom]

Since he/she is so much smaller than you others, probably a bantam. Good luck and have fun with your new flock...

 

[cmom]

I have had some in the past that were smaller than their hatch mates too. She could be a runt or possibly a bantam since you did get them from TSC. Sometimes the chicks do get mixed up. I was looking for some Brown Leghorns and bought some chicks from a tank that said Brown Leghorns. As some chicks do look similar, they turned out to be Partridge Rocks.

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

The only bantam I can see at Hoover that might match your chick is a Black Old English. If they're just a standard with the dwarfism gene, I vote for Asian Black.

 

[JedJackson]

Not a bantam. She just isn't developing very fast. If she was a bantam, she would be fully feathered out like the rest, just smaller.

She looks healthy enough to me. Just give her time and tlc, and she may well pull through. Extra protein from an occasional snack of meal worms or boiled egg yolk might be helpful.

 

[Alyssamary3]

My guess is bantam. I've raised standard and bantam together before and that's the kind of difference you see. Now, it is possible for them to just have the dwarfism gene independent of being a bantam breed, but I don't know how common that is. You said you got them from TSC--I know they tend to get from multiple hatcheries...where abouts are you located? That might help narrow it down. They're probably from Hoover's. Looking to see what they got now.

I think they came from Hoover’s in St. Paul, MN. That’s where they shipped from

 

[Alyssamary3]

Not a bantam. She just isn't developing very fast. If she was a bantam, she would be fully feathered out like the rest, just smaller.

She looks healthy enough to me. Just give her time and tlc, and she may well pull through. Extra protein from an occasional snack of meal worms or boiled egg yolk might be helpful.

That’s a great idea! Thank you!