I think I have a dwarf chick!!

[333113]

I honestly do not know what breed it is. I know it’s a bantam due to the leg feathers but I have no idea who his mom is. My hen stole all of her eggs from the other hens

So, if the little guy is a bantam, and the others are more standard size, and he's eating and drinking and active, you may just have a bantam mixed in with standards. That's fine, up to about four months old, when they probably should be separated to avoid injuries. I have bantam Nankins who raise standard black Crevecoeurs with their own babies. I am attaching pictures at the start and at about two months, I think. You can see the differences, but they were still getting along well, at this point.

 

[Chickenlover265]

Your chick looks like a bantam! He should be just fine, the chicken breed only gets to be 1-2 lbs at full size. As long as he is eating and drinking he should be fine. I have 4 bantams myself and a standard.

 

[Libethmarie]

What’s confusing me is that his two sisters are also bantams. They are all bantams

So, if the little guy is a bantam, and the others are more standard size, and he's eating and drinking and active, you may just have a bantam mixed in with standards. That's fine, up to about four months old, when they probably should be separated to avoid injuries. I have bantam Nankins who raise standard black Crevecoeurs with their own babies. I am attaching pictures at the start and at about two months, I think. You can see the differences, but they were still getting along well, at this point.

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[Libethmarie]

Your chick looks like a bantam! He should be just fine, the chicken breed only gets to be 1-2 lbs at full size. As long as he is eating and drinking he should be fine. I have 4 bantams myself and a standard.

All of my chickens are bantams except for two. The babies are all bantams also so I’m extremely confused as to why he isn’t growing like his sisters

 

[Libethmarie]

Thanks everyone for the advice but my little dwarf, Tuscan, went to be with his other hatchlings today I am heartbroken. He was my little snuggle bug

 

[ChickenThunderdome]

Sorry for the loss.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I am so sorry... I was pulling for the little guy...