How can I make my unusually small Buff Orpington chick grow

[Mamagirl3]

Also late, but glad to hear she's doing well! I thought I'd post for any others having the same issue, but switching to a higher protein Gamebird starter or meatbird starter will frequently pull them out of it. I've saved many runts this way. It's safe to give to all of them for a week or two, but usually I pull the runt and another chick they get along with or the next smallest chick and feed it to them exclusively. If you can selectively feed it to just the runt though that works best. I've used both Purina Gamebird starter 30% and nutrena meatbird starter 22%. Both work but I prefer the Gamebird. I'd definitely try it and see if it helps. It can't hurt. Good luck!

Do i understand correctly that you use the gamebird high protein for all your new chix for a couple weeks? Or just the runts?
1- let them have it from day one?
2- regular chix only get it a week or 2 .. but how long do you give it to the runt?
Thank you so very much for this info! Will be posting this in my notebook for future use!! Great info!

 

[Mamagirl3]

You should be able to get a 5 lb bag at your local feed store. But yeah you can definitely mix it in to regular feed 50/50 to use up. It keeps them fuller longer. I actually raised all of my chicks on nutrena meatbird exclusively this year and they've done amazing. Good luck!

How long did you feed the meatbird feed? From day 1 until what age?
Thank you for this great info!