We grow um big here in Canada.............They have to bulk up to handle the winters....lol.....
But on a serious note, any show i have taken my birds to , i find the hens very under weight according to the standard. Ours are at the top end of Standard weight which in my opinion gets them noticed when going up against smaller birds. Not to say i breed for size alone, but I do make sure my breeding hens are the biggest and best type of the bunch before throwing a rooster on them. I keep the smaller ones for egg laying or for the freezer. Remember the Chanty is a good DUAL purpose bird.
But on a serious note, any show i have taken my birds to , i find the hens very under weight according to the standard. Ours are at the top end of Standard weight which in my opinion gets them noticed when going up against smaller birds. Not to say i breed for size alone, but I do make sure my breeding hens are the biggest and best type of the bunch before throwing a rooster on them. I keep the smaller ones for egg laying or for the freezer. Remember the Chanty is a good DUAL purpose bird.