Why are wings different sizes?

[Deb T]

I have 3 Splash Ameraucanas chicks one of them has smaller wings. Any ideas why? They are all 5 days old.

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[lazy gardener]

Some birds just feather faster than others. Where did you get them? Are they SR? While speed of feathering is not supposed to be an indicator of gender unless it's a specific cross that makes it so, some folks swear that the slower feathering birds tend to be male. Keep an eye on them, and see if that is a correlation with these birds.

 

[Deb T]

I will definitely monitor the little one. I got them from a breeder near me. He has a great flock.

 

[Deb T]

By the way. What is SR?

 

[lazy gardener]

Sorry, Straight Run.

 

[Deb T]

Thanks