Runt?

[TheBirdBabe]

I am totally stumped. I got 4 silkie bantams from TSC about 2 weeks ago, but one seems to be not growing AT ALL! It's name is MoonPie. Yes, it has grown a bit, but it is SO MUCH smaller than my other babies. Fortunately they don't pick on it, but I'm curious as to why it's so much smaller.

I took some pictures of MoonPie compared to one of the other silkies. If anyone has any input, I'm always open to learning & comparing theories!

 

[Buckingham Palace]

Awwwww. Too cute. Maybe she came from a smaller egg.

 

[TheBirdBabe]

Awwwww. Too cute. Maybe she came from a smaller egg.

That's a good observation! I know that my new layer's eggs are half the size of my older girl's eggs. Maybe MoonPie's mother was younger & the other's mothers were older!

 

[Buckingham Palace]

That's a good observation! I know that my new layer's eggs are half the size of my older girl's eggs. Maybe MoonPie's mother was younger & the other's mothers were older!

Yeah.

 

[Lor]

How is MoonPie doing?

 

[TheBirdBabe]

How is MoonPie doing?

MoonPie is doing great! I've been taking them all out in a little pool that's filled with hay to play in (so the larger chickens can get used to them) & they've been enjoying taking a dirt bath in a pan. lol
To be honest, I haven't really noticed any more growth. Feathers are coming in great, eating & drinking is good.. I think he/she may just be a baby forever! I remember having a bantam when I was younger & she was SO SMALL! The bantams I have now are much bigger than I remember her being. Maybe MoonPie is just petite.
We are fully prepared for him/her to be picked on though. At TSC the other day my husband made a comment on their display chicken coops. He said, "Hey! That looks like a MoonPie size house for the porch!"

 

[Buckingham Palace]

Pictures please.

 

[Lor]

We are fully prepared for him/her to be picked on though. At TSC the other day my husband made a comment on their display chicken coops. He said, "Hey! That looks like a MoonPie size house for the porch!"

Good to hear! Luckily my runt doesn't get picked on. I hope it works that way for yours.

 

[TheBirdBabe]

Pictures please.

Here are a few pictures since I first posted.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

Here are a few pictures since I first posted.

Awwwwwwwww. So cute. I love it when silkie chicks start growing big fluff.