Bantam or Standard?

[rrhf001]

Hello to all,
Fellow chicken farmers and such, I have a situation. My chicks are three weeks old, 10 Rhode Island Reds, 5 polish, and 5 Americana. My father in law bought his chicks two weeks after i bought mine and his are a whole head taller. My fear is I was sold bantam chicks instead of standard size. How tall should three week old chicks be? Mine are about the height of a 20 oz. coke bottle. Is there any other good reference on how big my chicks should be? Thanks for any and all help!!!

 

[sourland]

Are you and your FIL using the same feed, and do your birds have 24 hour access to feed? Given the breeds listed, I doubt that you purchased bantams . Where were your chicks purchased?

 

[rrhf001]

No sure what he feeds but I feed 20 percent chick starter and they have constant access to feed and water. Also we did not purchase them from the same place.

 

[Choco Maran]

Chicks grow at different rates just like people. Some have just a few growth spurt and others a lot. give them time and I sure they will all catch up with one another. It may take until they are about six months.