What breed is my tiny chicken?

[Flock_party]

 

[Flock_party]

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She's the one standing in the middle.

 

[Flock_party]

I mean, these are supposedly Old English Mottled Bantams... hmm.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

The only mottled breeds they carry are Ancona and English Orps. There are no mottled bantam breeds carried by Hoover. A bantam chick would be smaller from the get-go too

 

[Flock_party]

The only mottled breeds they carry are Ancona and English Orps. There are no mottled bantam breeds carried by Hoover. A bantam chick would be smaller from the get-go too

Could be failure to thrive, then. I guess we'll just hope she catches up? I suppose that there's no reason to cull her if she doesn't appear to be in pain. I posted in the medical thread, but got no responses. Was wondering if this could be some sort of vitamin deficiency (and maybe it was never a leg sprain at all).

 

[Flock_party]

Do you happen to have a photo of her as a peep? The solid dark eyes are relatively rare- off the top of my head I can only think of Australorps and Deathlayers.

@Gray Farms is spot on about failure to thrive- but lets hope that she's just a late bloomer. I actually had one this spring who is just catching up- not quite as far behind as your youngster but REALLY slow to feather.

No solid dark eyes, just poor picture quality. They're a medium gray.

 

[Flock_party]

Just to update if anyone is watching, tiny chicken did not make it. Abruptly passed last night. Looks like it was ultimately failure to thrive.

 

[Gray Farms]

Just to update if anyone is watching, tiny chicken did not make it. Abruptly passed last night. Looks like it was ultimately failure to thrive.

Sorry to hear that

 

[Flock_party]

Me

Sorry to hear that

Me too. Wasn't unexpected after our conversation here, but I always root for the underdog.

 

[PDXJULES]

Sorry for the loss of your Chick. It happened to one of mine too. RE: Breed, Do they sell Exchequer Leghorn? I got 2 E.L. from Meyer Hatchery. They may have a smaller body size, and the splash coloring on white makes them get curious pecks from other Chicks. They may become runts/fail to thrive partly by pecking order behavior -- my assertive Barred Rocks block mine from food and water often - so I make sure there are more than 1 sources available and that they get extra greens since the competition is fierce for hand feeding. The real runt in the group was landed on repetedly by the big girls, was injured and died in her 2nd week. My survivor E.L. is quite tolerant, but tries to stand up to Roo-ish behavior. I am eager to confirm who among my 7 are Cockerels so they can be rehomed to prevent additional hen-pecking on Crowella de Ville, who is everybody's favorite. She's learned her name, and often first to check out something new, and was willing to stand watch for hours for other chicks as they slept in the Brooder. Outside, she seems relieved to be able to go find her own roost...but does loud chirp on behalf of the group, for light and wind shelter before dark. She lets the 6-year old pick her up, but sometimes test-bites a finger when offered greens or grain by hand. I probably won't get the breed again as long as I have Barred Rocks also.