Are SLW's Slow-Growers?

[3KillerBs]

Are Silver-Laced Wyandottes a slow-developing breed?

Popcorn and Piccata are obviously healthy and active -- even pushing around their larger sisters at times -- but they were quite small compared to the Blue Australorps from the beginning and were overtaken in growth by the California White by the time they were a month old. They were also the last chicks to feather out.

In preparation for building facilities for a larger flock and planning next spring's chick orders I'm trying to sort out what characteristics besides "This is what the store has in stock from my list of possible breeds" I should be looking at.

Of course hatchery descriptions make all chickens seem wonderful, but if I know which breeds grow faster or slower I could get them in separate orders.

 

[The Happster]

Are Silver-Laced Wyandottes a slow-developing breed?

Popcorn and Piccata are obviously healthy and active -- even pushing around their larger sisters at times -- but they were quite small compared to the Blue Australorps from the beginning and were overtaken in growth by the California White by the time they were a month old. They were also the last chicks to feather out.

In preparation for building facilities for a larger flock and planning next spring's chick orders I'm trying to sort out what characteristics besides "This is what the store has in stock from my list of possible breeds" I should be looking at.

Of course hatchery descriptions make all chickens seem wonderful, but if I know which breeds grow faster or slower I could get them in separate orders.

This is my first time with a Wyandotte too. Also a Silver Laced.
I had him alongside an Orpington (Buff), and he definitely feathered out slower, but had huge chunky legs, and a bigger body.
She looked bigger because of her fluff, but was a lot lighter too. He's caught up now, at 10 weeks. He's still not got a complete tail, which is adorable.