Dwarf silky?? How to integrate a dwarf?

[Anime2lover]

I was answering my tag.

Yea. I just don't understand that measuring system.

 

[Painted Calls]

I will tag a Silkie guru though.

@LadiesAndJane

Dwarfism in birds exists, but is quite rare. Failure to thrive syndrome is far more likely.

 

[Painted Calls]

Yea. I just don't understand that measuring system.

It's for measuring the height of horses. HH= hands high. A "hand" is 4 inches.

 

[Anime2lover]

It's for measuring the height of horses. HH= hands high. A "hand" is 4 inches.

Oh. That sounds about right for her general hieght.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I think 1 hand for horses is 4 inches tall.

She sounds like she has failure to thruve

 

[Anime2lover]

It's for measuring the height of horses. HH= hands high. A "hand" is 4 inches.

here's a picture of my dwarf. She would be a dwarf if she's still this small and losing baby feathers at tix months of age right?

 

[Painted Calls]

Not necessarily. Could be a FTT chick, too. Honestly neither is good.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I don't think an actual dwarf would be losing chick down so slowly.

 

[Anime2lover]

Not necessarily. Could be a FTT chick, too. Honestly neither is good.

Failed to thrive, though she is doing greate except size wise. She kept up weight and growth with her broodmates until she got sick. That's when she started to lose a lot of weight. She stopped eating for a while. We thought she would die but she ended up being the only surviving two of six. She is now eating well, keeping a good healthy weight for her size, is active and always happy to see me. So if it is that is she out of the woods? I honestly don't think she'll ever be a typical size silky.

I don't think an actual dwarf would be losing chick down so slowly.

^^^

 

[Painted Calls]

Failed to thrive, though she is doing greate except size wise. She kept up weight and growth with her broodmates until she got sick. That's when she started to lose a lot of weight. She stopped eating for a while. We thought she would die but she ended up being the only surviving two of six. She is now eating well, keeping a good healthy weight for her size, is active and always happy to see me. So if it is that is she out of the woods? I honestly don't think she'll ever be a typical size silky.

^^^

Possible that she's just stunted then. Since she was so sick during a time she should have been growing.