I hatched 15 LF Ameraucana chicks last week and one of the splash chicks is very tiny compared to the others. I think this chick is the one that pipped on the side of the shell and had a rough time hatching. I have a splash roo, 1 splash hen and 2 black hens so all of the splash chicks have to be full siblings. The other splash chicks are twice the size of this one and are feathering in much faster. The tiny chick also had a bout of pasty butt which was cleaned up. She doesn't seem to have as much energy as the others and I am not positive that she will survive. I have been giving her vitamins. I don't know if there is something physically wrong with her that makes her so tiny. Even her feet are so tiny compared to the others. BTW ~ so far I have been calling her "Tiny" until a better name comes up.
Both chicks are from the same parents and are the same age.
She is not even as big as the bantam cochin in the front left of this picture that is the same age.
Both chicks are from the same parents and are the same age.
She is not even as big as the bantam cochin in the front left of this picture that is the same age.
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