Why are my Golden Laced Wyandottes so small?

[BirdGirl2004]

Hello!
Today I picked up 4 GLW from a lady from craigslist, and she claims that they are 16 weeks old, but they are WAAAY to small to be 16 weeks. They look like they are 8 weeks old! Could she be lying about the age? ( I don't think so though...) Or could they be bantam GLW? Not getting enough food?
I have NOOO idea what it could be! I can get some pictures tomorrow, but it seems like kind of a waste since I bought 4 of them at $5 a piece!
What should I do?

 

[PachecoPeeps]

Do you have pictures?

 

[BlueBaby]

Post some pictures with something next to it that we can try to compare the chicks size to.

 

[cmom]

Maybe they are bantams? Pictures?

 

[RookieChickyMom]

Hello!
Today I picked up 4 GLW from a lady from craigslist, and she claims that they are 16 weeks old, but they are WAAAY to small to be 16 weeks. They look like they are 8 weeks old! Could she be lying about the age? ( I don't think so though...) Or could they be bantam GLW? Not getting enough food?
I have NOOO idea what it could be! I can get some pictures tomorrow, but it seems like kind of a waste since I bought 4 of them at $5 a piece!
What should I do?

Last week I ordered two chicks from a feed store, an Ameraucana (which I think is an Easter egger :/) and a silver laced Wyandotte, they were "a couple days old" and today I picked up a buff orpington that's "a couple days old" and my SL Wyandotte and Orpington are the same size. also confused, maybe they grow slower? They said it was NOT a bantam.

 

[cmom]

Do you have pictures you can post?

 

[cmom]

I have had Wyandottes in the past and they grew at the same rate as my other large fowl.

 

[llombardo]

My golden lace seems to be growing slower. She is slim and agile. I have to look at her on her own because the brahmas are huge compared to her. Not a fair comparison. I do think my silver lace boy, RIR and barred rock were all bigger at the same age.

 

[Chickassan]

As for what you should do just feed them and wait. If it was a nutrition issue it is still early enough to remedy. If not then maybe they're just dainty. Anyway 20 bucks isn't that bad of a deal reguardless.

Hello!
Today I picked up 4 GLW from a lady from craigslist, and she claims that they are 16 weeks old, but they are WAAAY to small to be 16 weeks. They look like they are 8 weeks old! Could she be lying about the age? ( I don't think so though...) Or could they be bantam GLW? Not getting enough food?
I have NOOO idea what it could be! I can get some pictures tomorrow, but it seems like kind of a waste since I bought 4 of them at $5 a piece!
What should I do?

 

[RookieChickyMom]

Do you have pictures you can post?

You can tell the feathering is more consistent with the older bird's, but the size is more like my orpington