chick not growing

Hello! First time raising chicks and owning chickens at all. I want to give lots of context so sorry this will be long.. Basically I started with 4 x 1 day old chicks from a local breeder who hatches all year round.. it’s early Autumn here in Australia and currently going through a heat wave...

Hi! A week ago 11/23 had picked up 5 baby chicks all said to be couple days old from Rural King - all very similar size when purchased: Sapphire Gem x2 Cinnamon Queen Silver Laced Wyandotte Golden Comet (I think is what they called her?) - is the mini Couple photos of her and the cinnamon...

I bought a few rhode islands a while back and they haven't been growing as much as I would have expected them to... I thought it may just be because rhode islands are slow growing chickens but then today I went and purchased a few rooster because I needed some for my other hens and one of the...

Hey everyone, Any info would be really appreciated, we really love our Lemon already :( She is about 2 weeks old, and hasn’t grown like the other chicks. Well not at all, really! She also has been lethargic but still managing to drink and eat. Has been getting ‘pasty butt’ I think as well. I’ve...

Hi all! I am new to raising chicks and am hoping for some advice. We have a flock of 19 lovely ladies; americanas, speckled Sussex, New Hampshire’s, barred rocks, and jersey giants. All chicks are growing steadily except one. We have a tiny jersey giant that’s a third of the size of the others...

my 4 week old new hampshire red chick suddenly stopped growing and is very itchy. she pulls out her feathers too. her wings are bigger than she is now. she used to even be the biggest chick and now she’s half the size of our biggest. does anyone have any ideas?

Hi Everyone, I’m new to posting but have been reading your threads for weeks, preparing for my first flock of 8 chicks. One died in the mail, which was heartbreaking, and I’m not sure if I’m being hyper sensitive about the others out of fear of losing another. PLEASE- any advice you have would...

About how much should a five-week old Polish chick weigh? I have a lone Tolbunt Polish chick, "Shorty", that was the only survivor out of a clutch (eggs I bought online). I got him a buddy, the only one I could come up with in a hurry, something allegedly Silkie x Orpington. The buddy is now...