Failure to thrive or just slow to mature ?

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Blorpie ( the blue Orpington ) on far left is the side is expect a 15 week old Orpington cockerel to be. Glorpie ( golden laced Orpington ) in the middle on the other hand is quite small , not completely feathered and her proportions seem wrong . And finally barnie ( barnvelder ) seems even smaller ! Her feet are tiny and she is missing feathers in a few places . None of the three have tails ! I’ve never had any of these breeds , so is this failure to thrive in Glorpie and barnie or are they just slow to mature ? All three hatched on the same day and around the same side as each other .
( it sound like I ran out of names for chickens but honestly I think these names suit them :lau)
 

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Thanks for the reply!
They are all fifteen weeks old . The are eating a mixture of growers mash and layers pellets and free range during the day. Their droppings are normal .
 
They probably should just be eating the grower for a few more months. The two don't look like they are 15 weeks. They look to be 4-6 weeks behind. They could be runts, or had something wrong that stunted their growth for a while. They should eventually catch up, but may be smaller overall.
 

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