Very small silkie

[Celiandy]

I have a little black showgirl/silkie (Peanut). She is sooo small, about 1/3 the size of a regular one. She is about 5 months old, so she should be getting close to her full size. Is this common? Should I try to breed mini silkies? Is there something that can happen in the upbringing that can stunt their growth? I got rid of her siblings but they seemed a little bigger. I'll try to take some pics if anyone is interested in seeing her.

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but it was the closest that I could find.

Thanks!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I have had a runt silkie before. I right now have a runt white Orpington. It always just seems to be one in a group of 25 or so- I don't know why.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I have a dwarf/runt silkie. She will be 3 this fall. She is very tiny and will not lay. She laid about 3 eggs, then that was it. She's so adorable, I can't get rid of here. She will be here till she dies.

 

[Celiandy]

Interesting, I wonder if they don't usually lay. Thanks for your responses, it's good to know she's not the only one out there.

 

[reereechickens]

I have a runt also!

 

[speckledhen]

robin416 has (or had) a dwarf Silkie. She did lay regular size eggs, too. I'm not sure if she still has her, but she was definitely a dwarf, not just a runt (the Silkie, not Robin, LOL)

 

[Teresaann24]

I have two tiny hens and a tiny roo. He is the size of a normal size hen. They are not dwarf by any means just extra small.

 

[robin416]

Cynthia is correct, I did have a dwarf. She died last Summer after she started internally laying.

There is a physical difference between a dwarf and a small Silkie. It would take me forever to find Dwarf's pic but I'll give it a try. Their bodies are more round and the legs are quite a bit shorter. Cynthia has pics of another breed that was a dwarf.

 

[Teresaann24]

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I would love to see a pic people have said one of my little girl is a dwarf but I don't think she is I think she is just Tiny.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I'd like to see the picture also. Im pretty sure my girl is a dwarf. She's really tiny, round and has the tinest little legs. She sort of waddles when she walks.