I purchased 4 maran chicks a week ago. Unfortunately one of the chicks had crooked feet and something else wrong with it and died on the 2nd day despite my best efforts 
The man I purchased them from felt bad and offered me a replacement chick which I picked up tonight. He said it was from the same hatching as the others. I noticed when I put it in the brooder it was slightly smaller and looked ever so slightly younger/less feather development than the others. It seems otherwise healthy and active, already eating, drinking and doing chick things
Iām curious - anything I should be concerned about? Is it likely due to different environment, nutrition or how they are raised? Is it a sign that mine are doing really well or a sign they are growing too fast?
Iām not super worried, more curious than anything. I raised other chicks that are about 5 weeks older than these and they are doing great but someone once commented on a photo I shared that they looked a little older than the age I said they were. Iām wondering if something Iām doing is making them grow too fast and if it will lead to health problems down the road.I free feed Purina medicated Start & Grow and mostly give just plain water but have supplemented with electrolytes and probiotics a few times. I used a brooder plate and they stay in my laundry room which never gets below 67 degrees.
I placed all 4 in a shoebox so they would be easy to take a pic (no thatās not their brooder
). New chick is on the far right in the first pic and on the top in the second one.
The man I purchased them from felt bad and offered me a replacement chick which I picked up tonight. He said it was from the same hatching as the others. I noticed when I put it in the brooder it was slightly smaller and looked ever so slightly younger/less feather development than the others. It seems otherwise healthy and active, already eating, drinking and doing chick things
Iām curious - anything I should be concerned about? Is it likely due to different environment, nutrition or how they are raised? Is it a sign that mine are doing really well or a sign they are growing too fast?
Iām not super worried, more curious than anything. I raised other chicks that are about 5 weeks older than these and they are doing great but someone once commented on a photo I shared that they looked a little older than the age I said they were. Iām wondering if something Iām doing is making them grow too fast and if it will lead to health problems down the road.I free feed Purina medicated Start & Grow and mostly give just plain water but have supplemented with electrolytes and probiotics a few times. I used a brooder plate and they stay in my laundry room which never gets below 67 degrees.
I placed all 4 in a shoebox so they would be easy to take a pic (no thatās not their brooder
). New chick is on the far right in the first pic and on the top in the second one.
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