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My birds hatchling is smaller than the other one. HELP?
My bird just had 2 baby birds and one of them is super small compared to the other one, the small one is alive and has hair. Is there anything I should be concerned about? Will it be okay
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- ?Lv 45 years ago
What kind of birds are they? And you're saying that both eggs hatched at the same time? Some birds are much smaller than others at birth, just like puppies or kittens or people. As long as it's breathing correctly, moving, eating, etc. it's fine, unless it's so small you can tell it's not fully developed or its sick. As far as it having hair it doesn't, no bird has hair, it possibly has the start of down feathers that look like hairs.
If you think the baby is unusually small, like too small to survive, or it has trouble eating or breathing, or if mom kicks it out of the nest, take it to a qualified avian vet. If mom kicks it out you'll have to hand feed it, and the vet can show you how.
