I think I have a midget chicken!

[Kajnwolf]

I got 2 buff Orpingtons 3 wks ago. Unfortunately 1 passed, the other is thriving yet still looks to be maybe a WK old. Any thoughts on this?

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

huh. as someone who is 4ft 10 in two inch heels, I approve this chicken

 

[Jenbirdee]

hi and welcome!
is that your only chicken now? Are you going to get friends for it?

 

[AGeese]

3 weeks and it's not even feathering out. Doesn't seem right. You said the other died? Were they under too much or constant heat?

 

[nuthatched]

It could be failure to thrive.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!! Some are runts but usually grow up eventually so as adults you can hardly tell them apart, if at all. Just make sure it stays on starter/grower feed until it crows or lays and it should be okay.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC!
Might be a FTT (failure to thrive) chick. Chicks that live usually grow up to be normal sized chickens, but I have seen a few cases where the birds stay small their whole lives. Dwarfism is a thing in chickens, but those birds are usually small with short legs, instead of being normal proportionated and small.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC

 

[Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies]

huh. as someone who is 4ft 10 in two inch heels, I approve this chicken

Girl I'm 5,8 in no heels how am I like a foot taller than you