Dramatic Size difference in chicks

[Tguilbeau]

I got all my baby chicks at about 2-3 days old but I have one that’s way smaller than the others and not growing at the rate of the others. Is this normal? They are all about 3 weeks old now.

 

[HuskerHens18]

It might be a bantam, or else it has problems. Was it smaller than the rest when they were 2-3 days old?

 

[Ducklover2]

We have the same problem here.

 

[Tguilbeau]

It might be a bantam, or else it has problems. Was it smaller than the rest when they were 2-3 days old?

I got it at a local feed store and it is supposed to be a Buff Orpington. She was the same size of the others at the time I got them.

 

[SavKel&RynKel]

I agree with HuskerHens. The left is most definitely a buff orpington...the one on the right looks like it made it into the "this looks right" bin.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

I have a bunch of bantams right now. One was smaller than the others at first, and just never grew as fast as the others, didn’t feather out as fast, etc. It ate and drank, but just didn’t thrive. Eventually it died (at about 2 weeks old). I have been watching another one lately. They are almost 5 weeks old now, and one just isn’t feathering out as fast as others of the same breed ...

 

[Tguilbeau]

I have a bunch of bantams right now. One was smaller than the others at first, and just never grew as fast as the others, didn’t feather out as fast, etc. It ate and drank, but just didn’t thrive. Eventually it died (at about 2 weeks old). I have been watching another one lately. They are almost 5 weeks old now, and one just isn’t feathering out as fast as others of the same breed ...

Yeah I’m hoping this one is a mix up and not a sickly one. It’s my lil boys favorite of course