Difference in growth rates

[Amazonlover]

Hi All,

I got my baby chicks on September 16th, though they all were hatched purportedly around the 11th. I’m seeing a big difference in growth rates. My silver laced Wyandotte weighed in at 105 grams this morning, whereas my buff Orpington and my barred rock each weighed in at 69 grams. The australorp and ameraucana weighed in around 88 grams. Should I be concerned? Should I separate the buff and the barred to a brooder on their own? They don’t seem to be having any problem getting to the food.

 

[sourland]

Different breeds, even different strains within breeds, have different growth rates. As long as all else is okay, there's no need to worry.

 

[Amazonlover]

Thank you sourland, hard not to panic as a new chicken mommy

 

[DarkKnight]

My four all had very different growth rates in early weeks. We too, were pretty worried, particularly about the smallest one, but at about 7-8 weeks they started to equalize.

The biggest is still the biggest though, lol.

 

[PoppasGrill]

We got really worried on a couple of chicks, turns out they are minis , perfect little buggers, just small.

She’s about 8 months, and have another that’s barred rock.
Our newest chicks are all mixed and there is a noticeable difference in sizes at 1.5 months.
No worries, as long as they are healthy, let ‘em grow at their own pace.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

The silver laced Wyandotte might be a male - my two golden laced Wyandotte - bought as str - Bubba and Lucy - had a huge differenChe in size. Right now they are 4 months old and Bubba is a male but still is twice the size of Lucy.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Or it could be a big girl

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Love your chicken coop! Looks big! PoppasGrill

 

[PoppasGrill]

Love your chicken coop! Looks big! PoppasGrill

That’s in the barn, LOL, they have free rein during the day. They only go into their coops for cooling in the shade if the barn is too crowded or at night. Our coops are hillbilly condo style, added onto as the flock grew. I’ll post a picture in the coop build section if you want to see it.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

My chickens are in today because of a bobcat attack - lost 4