smaller buff orphington

[sean85]

Has anyone had this happen hatched the same day and everything one is alot smaller then the others

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I have had it happen. There is such thing as a runt chicken, just as there is in a litter of dogs or cats. In my experience the runts usually don't make it, but that doesn't mean always, I have had some.

 

[sourland]

Runts do occur. Generally they are born with a congenital defect and as cccchickens has said they generally do not survive for long.

 

[maxpedley]

Could it be a large fowl cross bantam BO. From what I can tell you didn't notice a different in egg size and hatching took the same time but it could be a large fowl hen who layed the egg and a bantam cock who was the father.

 

[Wyandottes7]

I have had it happen. There is such thing as a runt chicken, just as there is in a litter of dogs or cats. In my experience the runts usually don't make it, but that doesn't mean always, I have had some.

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