I this a banty pullet?

[Hastingsflock]

We got this girl 5 weeks ago in a group. I thought she was a buff orph pullet and we were told she was 8 weeks old. she has not grown one bit in 5 weeks. My 9 week large breed pullets have quite a bit of growth on her. Any ideas as to if she is a banty and if so what breed would she be?

 

[junebuggena]

It's actually normal for a chick or two to be a slower in growth rate, especially if you have a bunch of different breeds. She looks like a fairly normal sized 8 week old chick to me. If your other chicks are only a week older, but are significantly larger, they may be a meat-type bird.

 

[Hastingsflock]

But shes actually 13 weeks now (8wks+5wks ) but my pullets( RIR, barred rock, silver laced wyandotte, and blue laced red wyandotte) that are currently 9 weeks are about 1 and 1/2 times her size. Also the ones she was bought with( americana and black orph) have grown tremendously Shes honestly sooo tiny But healthy as can be.

 

[BantamLover21]

She may be a bantam, or she may simply be slower growing. Or, she could have some internal problem that is preventing her from maturing normally.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

She may be a bantam, or she may simply be slower growing. Or, she could have some internal problem that is preventing her from maturing normally.

I agree.

 

[Michael OShay]

She may be a bantam, or she may simply be slower growing. Or, she could have some internal problem that is preventing her from maturing normally.

X2 on BantamLover21's post.

 

[drumstick diva]

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