Skinny Chicken???

[thebifman]

Does anyone know about how much a Black Astralorp should weigh when it is 7 weeks old? Mine seems to be very small, light and boney to the touch. In addition, she seems to have a lot of dark liquid poop. Otherwise seems active and looks healthy (eyes and colors are bright). Seems to eat enough and loves corn on the cob as a treat. The picture is from when she was 4 weeks old. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Brian

 

[CarriBrown]

I would get a fecal float done. It sounds like she has a parasite since she's eating but not putting on weight.

 

[glorialuver123]

our black australorp is 4 weeks now, but ours looks a little bigger than yours in the pic. i would say she has some sort of parasite.

glorialuver123