Why aren’t my chickens growing.

[RacingSilkie]

Hey I have these chickens and I’m getting kinda worried for the little one... we got them in the same shipment from cackle hatchery about a month ago and they are both the same breed the one doesn’t seem to be growing up at all, I was hoping someone would know what is wrong and if there is a cure. Thanks.

 

[birdsrfun]

What breed and exactly how old? The bigger chick in the picture is supposedly the same age?

 

[RacingSilkie]

Yes we got the lm the same day and they are Jersey Giants

 

[RacingSilkie]

We got them on April 9th

 

[Neggative]

WHAT!? this is crazy!!! how is that even possible....

 

[birdsrfun]

White Jersies. Is the small chick healthy otherwise? Eating and drinking?

 

[Neggative]

thats what i was wondering too...

 

[RacingSilkie]

Yes eating drinking acting completely normal

 

[Mylied]

It probably has something wrong with it where it's not absorbing nutrients or something like a birth defect. All I can think to do is care for it, maybe suppliment nutri drench and hope for the best.

 

[LateBirdFarms]

I have a trio of silkie x hamburg babies at the moment and one of them had the same problem, two were growing and feathering normally, and te third stopped growing at 3 days while the others grew. Most would label it as "failure to thrive" , but it depends on the chick I think. My Itty Bitty ate and drank well, was energetic and always fell asleep at the end of the day with a full crop and had a huge growth spurt at 3.5 weeks. Other chicks just die off. I fed mine extra protien all the way along (mealworms and scrambled eggs), which might have helped, but it may not make a difference depending on the chick.
If your little one is eating and energetic, don't give up on it ❣