Hi all, meet my lavender ameraucana. Her name was supposed to be Lavender, but now I call her Tiny, because she just... doesn't seem to grow.
I got her as a day old chick. She was always a little smaller and seemed weaker than the others. She sleeps a lot and seems unsteady on her feet when she walks. For the first few days I thought she might not be eating and drinking and gave her extra attention. I have had failure to thrive chicks before, so I expected her to be dead in a few days... but... it's been three weeks now. She's definitely eating and drinking, just not as much as the others. She likes the same treats they do (mashed hardboiled egg and canned corn). She doesn't act sick (no hunching or standing with eyes closed), just a little wobbly when she walks. Her poops are normal.
However, she isn't growing or feathering. The chicks in these photos are all the same age. Tiny looks like she's maybe 5 days old, not 22 days. I keep expecting her to either die or grow... But she isn't doing either. Does anyone have a chick like this that lived to grow up? Does anyone have a name for her condition?
I got her as a day old chick. She was always a little smaller and seemed weaker than the others. She sleeps a lot and seems unsteady on her feet when she walks. For the first few days I thought she might not be eating and drinking and gave her extra attention. I have had failure to thrive chicks before, so I expected her to be dead in a few days... but... it's been three weeks now. She's definitely eating and drinking, just not as much as the others. She likes the same treats they do (mashed hardboiled egg and canned corn). She doesn't act sick (no hunching or standing with eyes closed), just a little wobbly when she walks. Her poops are normal.
However, she isn't growing or feathering. The chicks in these photos are all the same age. Tiny looks like she's maybe 5 days old, not 22 days. I keep expecting her to either die or grow... But she isn't doing either. Does anyone have a chick like this that lived to grow up? Does anyone have a name for her condition?