why is this chick so huge!!

[coltsfoot]

So I got 12 Ameraucana and Barred Rock pullets and after about a 2 weeks they are all about the same size except for one of the barred rocks. This chick, nearly twice the size of the others, clearly has a voracious appetite and refuses to let anyone get in the way of her and her food.

So what kind of conclusions, if any, can I draw of the chick's possible personality/egg laying ability/health/etc?

I'm definitely seeing some alpha hen potential based on the way she pushes the rest around.

What do you think?

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[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Pics might Help

 

[Lil'ChickFarm]

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Perhaps she is a he?

 

[ThePigeonKid]

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X2

 

[LovinChicknFarmn]

She is most likely a He. We had two buff Brahmas and the same thing happened. The double-sized one turned out to be Mr. Nesbitt rather than Mrs. Nesbitt. Sorry.

 

[gale65]

We had an easter egger that was clearly bigger than everyone else when they were all a couple weeks old. Turned out to be a roo.

 

[anderson8505]

Ditto on probably a roo. I have 4 barred rocks from chicks, the lightest feathered one with no black on his legs who was always bravest suddenly got bigger and bigger. He's a rooster.

 

[coltsfoot]

uh oh... hehe... ill work on pics

 

[DEchick]

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'New Eggs' cant post pics

(at least thats what I was told)

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

As long as they have over 10 posts they can