runty silkie

[herechicky]

the white (perhaps buff) guy in the front is super runty.

cut to a few weeks later...he's about a 1/3 the size of his siblings. He's a feisty one though. love him or her, hopefully her.

so now i'm wondering what he'll look like when he's a 'big' chicken. any adult runt silkie pictures out there?

 

[gritsar]

Have you tried taking him/her aside once or twice a day and offering a one-on-one feeding?
I've dealt with a runt, LF brahma, and that did more to help her catch up than anything else.

 

[herechicky]

hadn't even thought of that. i'll definitely give it a try. He's a pushy little fellow though so he get's right in there with the big guys to eat. is there anything besides starter that I can fortify his diet with?

 

[gritsar]

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Some chopped hard boiled egg, but only in small amounts.