Chicken won't grow

[AubreyLane]

I got a batch of 17 chickens about 5 weeks ago. All are doing well except one. She is still the exact same size as she was when we got them. She has no feathers, only down. She is eating and drinking well and doesn't seem to have any other physical issues. Has anyone ever heard of this before? I asked neighbors and the people at the feed store and they all look at me like I'm nuts.
Thanks, Aubrey

 

[farm girl]

I don't know what to say they would be pretty big by know ( i am a expert ). Dose he look the same, when the rest were chicks? If not he could be a different breed or a mix breed. But he would still have feathers by know. I don't know i, would ask my vet or look over him good.

 

[AubreyLane]

She looked the same as the others when we got her. She just didn't grow along with the rest of them. I have her in with my new batch of guineas in the house for most of the day now and she goes out to the coop with the other chickens in the morning and evening because if she does grow I don't want there to be any problems reintroducing her to the flock. It gets so hot here in Texas in the afternoons I worry about her being out during that time. The rest of the flock just went out last week. She's not much bigger than the tiny guinea chicks I have. She's the sweetest little thing. I don't mind taking extra special care of her. I'm just really curious. I'm getting more curious with the more I talk to people and no one has heard of such a thing.

 

[hokankai]

I had a chick like that last year. She was so tiny and not growing at all. I helped her out by giving her scrambled egg, yogurt, vitamins, and making sure she's getting her share of the food. She got her growth spurt and was just like the others.

 

[Vamvakas]

I also had a chick like that from the past fall.. But I could tell he was a runt from the first day of getting the chicks. He lived longer then I expected though about 3 months.

 

[AubreyLane]

Thanks. I'll try that.

 

[Lora304]

I have a chick and am dealing with the same thing all the others have gotten so big with in two wks his brothers are huge and he is the same size as when I got them