Chick Much Smaller Than Others

[LilJoe]

I have 10 week old chicks, and I have one pullet than is 1/3 the size of her siblings... Any ideas? Her abdomen is squishy and feels full, but she poops fine. Her butt-fluff hasn't even grown in completely! I will get a picture soon.

 

[SueT]

And are they all the same breed? Could it be a bantam amongst large fowl?

 

[LilJoe]

And are they all the same breed? Could it be a bantam amongst large fowl?

All the same breed... hatched/bred them myself.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Vitamins and a high protein diet will benefit the hatch.

 

[LilJoe]

Vitamins and a high protein diet will benefit the hatch.

As In feed the parents that for future hatches?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

As In feed the parents that for future hatches?

For the young. They are still developing at 10 weeks old

 

[LilJoe]

All of the chicks this age don't have fluff on their face anymore..

..still has white fluff..

Her back, under her wings, is just starting to get feathers on it

She barely comes up to this 10 week old cockerel's hocks

sorry for the bad images!

 

[Invergrove]

I have 10 week old chicks, and I have one pullet than is 1/3 the size of her siblings... Any ideas? Her abdomen is squishy and feels full, but she poops fine. Her butt-fluff hasn't even grown in completely! I will get a picture soon.

All of the chicks this age don't have fluff on their face anymore..
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..still has white fluff..View attachment 1418295 Her back, under her wings, is just starting to get feathers on itView attachment 1418298 She barely comes up to this 10 week old cockerel's hocksView attachment 1418300 sorry for the bad images!

I had 2 Americana chicks, one the size of the other four I had and one that was so small we named her Peanut, gave her vitamins and hoped for the best. They are 12 weeks now, can barely tell the difference in size. I wonder if she was just younger when I got them. Hope you have the same experience.

 

[LilJoe]

Vitamins and a high protein diet will benefit the hatch.

I had 2 Americana chicks, one the size of the other four I had and one that was so small we named her Peanut, gave her vitamins and hoped for the best. They are 12 weeks now, can barely tell the difference in size. I wonder if she was just younger when I got them. Hope you have the same experience.

What vitamins are the best?

 

[ChickenJames]

All of the chicks this age don't have fluff on their face anymore..
View attachment 1418294
..still has white fluff..View attachment 1418295 Her back, under her wings, is just starting to get feathers on itView attachment 1418298 She barely comes up to this 10 week old cockerel's hocksView attachment 1418300 sorry for the bad images!

Woah is that really a 10 week old cockerel??? Looks a lot older than 10 weeks