Never seem to grow chick

[pgpoultry]

Hi, He may be OK.
I have a little Brahma roo. who is 6 weeks old and has only a few wing feathers. He is smaller than the others but is vigorous and healthy otherwise.
A few hatches back I had a Brahma roo. who did the same, and BOY should you see the size of him now!

Good Luck,

Sandie

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Thanks Kittymomma!

 

[wanttobefarmer]

I have a chick with the same problem. She is about 7 weeks old and still looks like a week old. The thing is if it is failure to thrive would the chicke be acting happy and normal with a seemingly good appetitie? Also I posted pics over a week ago called the incredible shrinking chicken. We should stay in touch to see what happens to our chickens so we can help other people. feel free to pm me.
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[twix1234]

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Well....I don't feel so bad now. Today I notice the wings get longer. He seems to be doing fine with good appetite. I am going to give him away eventually because he is a rooster. He has a red comb.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

I have 2 silkie chicks that I bought from breeder stock that are around the same age as my home hatched pet quality chicks...and the 2 'from breeder' line chicks are about a week older but are probably still at the developmental stage of a 3-4 week old chick compared to the other chicks whom are on schedule at 7 weeks. its nuts but some just take forever to catch up