Will my GIRILs grow more?

[Josip]

Hi, this year I incubated egg's for first time and end up having 5 females out of 16 CHICK'S
I sold some cockorels thanks God
They are 14 weeks old, some od them look small to me, only Freya started look like adult and she is quite heavy. So will they grow or at 14 weeks they reach full size?

 

[chickenlittle21]

What breeds are they?

 

[nao57]

Well it depends on the breed.

But I'm guessing they will grow a bit more.

And some of them grow sideways also after reaching a certain height.

 

[Josip]

What breeds are they?

They are mixed from my flock, are they small or I just saw them small

 

[Josip]

Well Mildred mother is small but others have very large mother's.

 

[rosemarythyme]

At 14 weeks they still have a little more room to grow. Probably will grow wider more than taller at this point.

 

[Josip]

At 14 weeks they still have a little more room to grow. Probably will grow wider more than taller at this point.

Thanks, so some will stay small

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thanks, so some will stay small

They may continue growing for as long as 1-2 years, but obviously almost all of the growth is early on, until they begin laying. But yes you may end up with some birds that are thinner or shorter than others.

 

[Josip]

They may continue growing for as long as 1-2 years, but obviously almost all of the growth is early on, until they begin laying. But yes you may end up with some birds that are thinner or shorter than others.

My goal is have big chickens and make good flock for breeding then sell fertilize egss, so I will sell little girl's and keep only big ones, I already have 7 big hens and this year I sell a lot fertilize egss but I want have flock of 20 hen's so I can have more eggs for sell, but most people ask for big backyard chickens so I must get rid off my two little hens

 

[rosemarythyme]

Not sure what breeds you have or what breeds are available in your country, but logically if you want big birds you should start with the biggest birds you can find, like Brahmas or other giant breeds.

And then only hatch the bigger eggs (bigger egg = more room for chick growth).

But I wouldn't count out your current birds yet, as they're still young it can be hard to figure out if they still have a little more growth, or a lot more. Often with bigger birds (like the giant breeds), they are slower to mature and grow.