Feels like my BO won't stop growing!

[BubbaBubbles]

I'm genuinely wondering how large Orpingtons are supposed to be. Sunny will be 1 year old soon. And he's MASSIVE and I swear he just keeps growing! We don't know his exact weight since he's hard to catch but in the rare instances we've grabbed hold, he is HEAVY! Anyone else have a massive Orpington??? What are they like, behavior-wise? Also, if he somehow has exceeded what most Orps grow up to, what would you say could be the reason behind his massive growth? He basically reaches just below my hips and I'm 5'4''. This isn't a complaint, as he's a wonderful boy but good lord, do all Orpingtons get this size?! I've got people saying he's a dinosaur! I've never had a rooster reach his size!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=350957391256769

 

[fluffycrow]

Orpingtons are a big breed. I'd expect him to grow an fill out more

 

[WoDia]

Mine are massive too, both hens and rooster. And, the hens (especially) are some of my friendliest.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Wow that's a big boy. My Buff Orpington rooster Caleb is like that and he weighs probably 13 pounds and he's only 10 months old. I'm really wowed by his growth.
Sadly though, Caleb is blind in one eye and is loosing sight in his other eye by the looks of it - he was born that way. So we are putting him down.
Hopefully your rooster stops growing! lol He is beautiful!

 

[AidKD]

All of my Orpingtons are enormous. I think mine are actually bigger than that Lol

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

My orpington cockerels were huge! At only 18 weeks he was larger than and of my other chickens(which are all around 6 or more lbs). He weighed already over 9lbs. I unfortunately couldnt keep him, but his new owners say he is bigger than most of their hens to.

 

[WoDia]

Wow that's a big boy. My Buff Orpington rooster Caleb is like that and he weighs probably 13 pounds and he's only 10 months old. I'm really wowed by his growth.
Sadly though, Caleb is blind in one eye and is loosing sight in his other eye by the looks of it - he was born that way. So we are putting him down.
Hopefully your rooster stops growing! lol He is beautiful!

I’m sorry you have to put him down.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

I’m sorry you have to put him down.

I have 17 roosters anyway. But I'm still disappointed about it.

 

[Insnesnakos]

I have 17 roosters anyway. But I'm still disappointed about it.

17 roosters? That's a lot

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

17 roosters? That's a lot

I know!