I have 6 SS (3weeks) and one is smaller than others. She wasn't smallest when I brought them home. All of them were same size. She is eating and drinking fine. When I give worms and other threats, she is the one get first and eat. Very active and seems fine, just small! Is that something I should worry about??
I have the same question? One of my chicks has most of the feathers compared to the others born from the same batch, but is much smaller than her peer. Otherwise she appears normal. Any suggestions?
I've never had kids to make a comparison of growth rates in families, but I have also raised literally hundreds of puppies and kittens, and there are frequently babies who grow at different rates. Chickens are no different. Especially if they are of different breeds.... As long as the one growing more slowly is eating, pooping, drinking, and running around like the others, no worries.
Here's a post with more micro-chicks https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=340337 Our's are all free range, and eat what they catch - no pellets or feed, sometimes table scraps, and there is often differences in rate of growth, feathering up etc. Not the same as the micro-chicks but more like the way some people grow up quick and some people grow up slow - they all get there in the end. Except for the micro-chicks maybe.
So nothing to worry about her then?? She is fine, just small.... She is so sweet. I'm wondering. Bantam is bantam, right? I mean Bantam daddy + bantam mommy = bantam chick. Not like Regular daddy + regular mommy = small sized chicken = bantam. Just I want to know what the "bantam" means.
