Runt Chick?

[Ptrow86]

Even birds of the same breed from the same place might have different parents. And even same parents maybe different genes expressing themselves.

As long as she appears to be thriving, then I wouldn't worry too much.

We got one girl that wad so big we called her Gigantor.

Her crop is extremely hard. Compared to the bigger siblings. Is that a problem?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Her crop is extremely hard. Compared to the bigger siblings. Is that a problem?

Yes, that does sound like a problem.

 

[Ptrow86]

Ok so I have an update. Her crop has emptied and she is eating and drinking. Still VERY tiny and VERY timid. She's spending most her time staring at the corner of the brooder. I haven't seen any other chicks picking on her at all. Here is a picture of her being shy as well as showing the size difference.with the red light you don't get to see her color but she is the classic "Easter chick" color. She's supposed to be an EE which is fitting, but her siblings are 3x her size

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Glad her crop emptied.

That is a big size difference.

Is she standing up sleeping? Does she have tail feathers coming in?

 

[Ptrow86]

Glad her crop emptied.

That is a big size difference.

Is she standing up sleeping? Does she have tail feathers coming in?

She sleeps mostly standing up. I do see her laying down and sleeping but not as often as standing.she does have tail feathers coming in, just way slower than the bunch. She has her wing feathers and.. well here's a pic lol

 

[Ptrow86]

Glad her crop emptied.

That is a big size difference.

Is she standing up sleeping? Does she have tail feathers coming in?

I've been searching for small chick that sleeps standing up to find some answers, but haven't found anything informative. You have really peaked my interest. She has been the sweetest chick from the first day we got her. She was the same size as the rest then. I told my family she was my favorite and ever since that day she hasn't grown much.if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any

 

[EggSighted4Life]

To me, she doesn't look at all like a classic EE chick. Except maybe the puffy cheeks. But not coloring. I usually see chipmunk coloring on EE.

Sleeping standing up is often a sign of being cold or having Coccidiosis. I would be sure to give only high protein treats because the amino acids are crucial and should be helpful.

She is a little cutie for sure!

Hopefully she will start and continue to thrive.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Have they visited outdoors yet?

If not I would bring in a dish of dirt from your yard or a clump of grass with roots and dirt attached. They will party! And it will help them to build some immunity to stuff in your soil before going out full time. My birds are often out by the first week with a huddle box to escape the sun or wind and feel more secure and warm up together. My weather rarely ever reaches 65 degrees in the dead of summer, so we are talking in the 50's as early as 3 days with no heat lamp.

And note that out of 9 strains of cocci only 1 presents as blood in the stool. Not saying that's it, just sharing info.

 

[Ptrow86]

Have they visited outdoors yet?

If not I would bring in a dish of dirt from your yard or a clump of grass with roots and dirt attached. They will party! And it will help them to build some immunity to stuff in your soil before going out full time. My birds are often out by the first week with a huddle box to escape the sun or wind and feel more secure and warm up together. My weather rarely ever reaches 65 degrees in the dead of summer, so we are talking in the 50's as early as 3 days with no heat lamp.

And note that out of 9 strains of cocci only 1 presents as blood in the stool. Not saying that's it, just sharing info.

They go outside for a couple hours everyday. I'm glad to hear yours handle those temps. My wife is worried about ours being out there when it's 65 lol. She's a worry wart though

 

[EggSighted4Life]

They go outside for a couple hours everyday. I'm glad to hear yours handle those temps. My wife is worried about ours being out there when it's 65 lol. She's a worry wart though

That's because the industry misleads us into thinking the birds whole environment needs to that 95 degrees. In fact they just need a place to warm up and the rest of the environment should be cool for playing and such. It's a very common misunderstanding.

My birds stay out from the time the sun shines on until the evening sets in when they are young. That being said, on the coast I don't have 30 degree swings from low to high. Usually only about 10.

More often birds succumb to problems from being over heated like pasty butt and such.

My birds born in spring would never see the light of day if I wait for it to be "good" weather... I am in the PNW. Some might consider a 10 mph breeze windy or even consider our heavy fog to be rain. But that's just a breeze and some mist.

Since I have raised probably more than 100 birds, you learn a lot about what's actually comfortable than worrying. On a 50 degree day, if the sun is shining it's quite warm. But step behind the shade and it's much cooler. However that might be offset by wind blocking. And of course how many siblings they have to huddle with can make a difference for those tolerances as well. Each time is a different consideration.

How old is your tiny girl now and can you remind where you got her?