Egg size Vs Chicken size

[skeeter]

I hatched eggs for the first time and wasnt very selective and hatched some pretty small eggs,now I have some pretty small chicks compared to some of their siblings (same Dad),will these small chicks eventually catch up or will they grow into small chickens???Whada say Speckled Hen????

 

[speckledhen]

Well, all I know is my own experience and I just had this one. I hatched an Ameraucana chick from a smaller egg than the others. The chick was the tiniest thing I'd ever seen outside of a bantam (these are standards), noticably smaller than its siblings hatched at the same time. Now, you can't tell the difference between him and his brother at all. I just posted pics today of the two black Ameraucanas, and one was that chick. I say they'll most likely catch up to their programmed size; at least, in most cases.

 

[skeeter]

Thanks Mrs Hen I knew you would know,