How old is this chickie?

[ktrion]

Hi, I'm a brand newbie.

I'm taking care of this chicken for a child friend of mine. This is a photo from this week. (sorry there's nothing for scale).

Any ideas about how old this chicken is?

 

[JennsPeeps]

I'd say around 3 weeks-ish.

Mine had fully-feathered heads by a month old.

 

[ktrion]

Hmmm, I wonder if I should try to weigh the chickie.

I know it's older than 3 weeks, because here's a picture from 3 weeks ago.

I guess it's really hard to tell the age from a picture with no scale.

 

[JennsPeeps]

Maybe mine just grew like wildfire? I know mine were a few days old when I got them. They changed by the minute - I'd go to work & come home to find they'd grown.

This chick does look like she's grown since that last pic - feathers coming in & such. Mine hatched in May so were subjected to colder weather.

She coudl just be on the slow side for growth. As long as she's eating, I wouldn't worry too much.