How much bigger will my chicks get?

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The chicks are three months old and are only about half as big as their mom. How much bigger do you think they'll get? Their dad was a silkie/cochin mix and their mom is a buff orpington. They were all eating layer crumbles and I just started trying to feed them meat bird crumbles. We have other chickens that are about five or six months old now and they always peck at them. I know this is the pecking order and that it is normal but we already have a rooster and he's getting big and we aren't planning on getting rid of him for a while. Also, do you think that they are boys or girls? I have no idea. If there's a better thread for this please tell me.
 

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The chicks are three months old and are only about half as big as their mom. How much bigger do you think they'll get? Their dad was a silkie/cochin mix and their mom is a buff orpington.

I'm guessing about halfway between the size of the mother and the size of the father.

Also, do you think that they are boys or girls? I have no idea. If there's a better thread for this please tell me.

There's a section of the forums just for asking questions like that:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/
I suggest you post a thread there to get plenty of opinions about the gender of your chicks.
 

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