Runt or Sick Chick?

[Goober9]

Hello BYC!
I have a new flock of baby chicks who are now 3 weeks old (Buff Orpington, Easter Egger, Plymouth Barred Rock, Blue Plymouth Barred Rock). I snagged a pick while they were napping. As you can see my Plymouth Barred Rock is significantly smaller than the other chicks. I took some weight measurements yesterday. Her sisters are coming in between 120-180grams and she’s only at 82grams. She’s eating, drinking, pooping acting totally normal. Her crop gets impacted very few days but I give her some coconut oil and a quick massage and it clears up.

Should I be concerned? Or perhaps she’s just a runt?

 

[GodLovesU]

Is she possibly a bantam?

 

[Goober9]

Is she possibly a bantam?

I her from a local hatchery here in Wake Forest NC. They didnt mention anything about their Plymoth B. Rocks being bantams I'm going to keep weighing her weekly. Hopefully she continues to gain weight.

I'm currently only giving the flock chick starter, no treats or grit.

 

[GodLovesU]

Out of curiosity, what is the name of the hatchery?

 

[Goober9]

Out of curiosity, what is the name of the hatchery?

Little Birdie Hatchery

 

[rosemarythyme]

Could be a runt, could be failure to thrive (though it sounds like she's at least eating well and behaving normally). If she's a runt she could stay small, or end up catching up, just taking longer to get to full size.