Bantam or dwarf? UPDATED w/pics

Hey, greenguys.....if that's cedar bedding you have them on, PLEASE get rid of it and replace it with pine. The oils in the cedar are toxic to chickens!!

Your girls are very pretty! She MAY just be a runt. I hatched out 3 Ameraucanas recently and one hatched out half sized, from a full-sized egg, and is still half sized, at 4 weeks. Here they are as day-old chicks (sorry, not a great pic):

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it probably is the pic, taken head-on like that. Maybe this one will illustrate it better.
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thanks for the tip, Wynette....I had no idea.
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no expert here, but doesn't look like anything to worry about...she looks nearly the same size...appears there are others with bigger differences that have made it AOK and are thriving well.
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Yeppers...I agree w/the others. I'm sure she'll catch up. If she doesn't, maybe she'll lay smaller eggs, but they'll still be tasty! Enjoy your girls!
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