The smallest chicken

[Greenerhatchery]

Good day

What is the smallest chicken, I have a bantam chick that hatched that was the same size as his brother and other chicks that hatched with him. But he grow slower that his brother and other chicks. He is now 12 weeks old and already crows and weighs 139g.

The photo with other chicks is when they were 2 weeks old.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Sorry, I'm confused: Are they actual siblings, or are they a "mixed bantam" package of different breeds?

In any case, the smallest breed of chicken is the Serama Bantam.

 

[Rhodeislandsilkie]

That is true the serama bantam is the smallest breed. That chicken is so cute!

 

[Greenerhatchery]

I got them as a present, I love the naked neck and got a few eggs of naked neck bantams.

Only two are siblings, the other breeds are sussex and large naked necks.

 

[Ra_]

My Serama weigh more than standard Serama of similar height, because I try to breed a ball body shape, instead of the type with the tiny waist and huge chest.

Despite this, my smallest bird ever, Minnehaha, weighed only 4oz when she died at 6 months of age.

 

[Greenerhatchery]

My Serama weigh more than standard Serama of similar height, because I try to breed a ball body shape, instead of the type with the tiny waist and huge chest.

Despite this, my smallest bird ever, Minnehaha, weighed only 4oz when she died at 6 months of age.

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That is small, still amazing to think that they stay so small.
Did she lay a egg?

 

[Meg-in-MT]

My Serama weigh more than standard Serama of similar height, because I try to breed a ball body shape, instead of the type with the tiny waist and huge chest.

Despite this, my smallest bird ever, Minnehaha, weighed only 4oz when she died at 6 months of age.

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Oh my gosh, that's the cutest thing ever.

 

[Ra_]

Did she lay a egg?

No, no eggs.
At 7 weeks she was 1.3 ounces.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

That's crazy. How did she die if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Ra_]

That's crazy. How did she die if you don't mind me asking?

She was too beautiful for this world.