Chicks growing at 2 different rates - Why?

[123RedBeard]

First guess is genetics ... different parent(s)?

Second guess is runt(s) ... caused by poor nutritional absorbtion ... Probiotic's may help ... read this ... https://metzerfarms.blogspot.com/2018/03/what-causes-runts.html?m=1 ... yogurt could help, or get a poultry probiotic ...

And thirdly ... both my first and second guesses could be related to each other ...

 

[KSH1]

Thanks for that article, @123RedBeard . I feel better having something to try for my little runt! I came here to post about it, but @HuffleClaw already had me covered. I want this bird to get big enough to not walk out through my rollout nest boxes lol

 

[KSH1]

So you don't feel alone, @HuffleClaw - these birds are all 7 weeks old. The tiny one and the blue one next to it are both OEGB, hatched the same day. This angle really makes the standard size birds look like dinosaurs lol.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Well... I’ve lost all but one little tiny one. The normal ones are still growing normally.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Awww. I guess it was true that they were born somehow messed up. So sorry - that must have been hard to witness.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Forgot to update:::
Coccidiosis was the culprit! After a few losses, I gave Corid a try and now all chicks are growing normally!