Supposed to be Buff Orpington

[RinaRoo]

This little pullet is going to be 9 weeks tomorrow. She weighs maybe 1 pound if that. From what I've seen of Orpingtons, they seem to grow fairly fast and are fairly large.

Any idea why she's so small? Is she really a buff Orpington? She's maybe 6 inches tall.

 

[featheredplanets]

Yep, she’s a Buff Orpington. Not sure what would cause the stunted growth though, sorry.

 

[RinaRoo]

Yep, she’s a Buff Orpington. Not sure what would cause the stunted growth though, sorry.

I've been wondering if really she's a bantam, and the feed store labeled it wrong.

 

[chrissynemetz]

She looks like a buff Orpington to me. Are you positive of her age? Because that is way small for 9 weeks.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

That's a buff orp . .... she appears appropriately feathered for age, so failure to thrive isn't as likely, but bantam orps arent *that* common in retail sources and are generally sold as mixed bantams vs. by individual breed. Hatchery bo are rather small compared to sop orps, do you have other chicks the same age (of any breed) you can show her with?

 

[ChickNanny13]

What are you feeding?

 

[drumstick diva]

is it 6 inches to the top of shoulders or ?????

 

[RinaRoo]

She looks like a buff Orpington to me. Are you positive of her age? Because that is way small for 9 weeks.

Positive about the age. Store got them in weekly. She came in on a Thursday and were shipped at 1 day old. Shipping was approximately 2-3 days the store said, so at most I may be a day off. It could be tomorrow that she's 9 weeks.

 

[RinaRoo]

is it 6 inches to the top of shoulders or ?????

6 inches to shoulder or so. Maybe 8 inches in total.

 

[RinaRoo]

What are you feeding?

Nutrena 18% chick starter/grower. Meal worms as treats, just started free ranging.