Is my Barnevelder a Bantam?

[Certified Chicken Lover]

I've long since had suspicions about this little Mrs., but wanted to ask ya'lls opinions. This is my first supposed Barnevelder so I didn't really know what to expect, but I have heard that Barnevelders are suppose to be big birds weighing around eight pounds. Now this may be wrong, but this little girl has always been small, she weighs barely 3 lbs and

is almost two years old! She hasn't given us many eggs, but the ones she has layed are small, and she is a lot smaller than her flockmates, though its hard to tell from the picture.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I've long since had suspicions about this little Mrs., but wanted to ask ya'lls opinions. This is my first supposed Barnevelder so I didn't really know what to expect, but I have heard that Barnevelders are suppose to be big birds weighing around eight pounds. Now this may be wrong, but this little girl has always been small, she weighs barely 3 lbs and View attachment 3731692is almost two years old! She hasn't given us many eggs, but the ones she has layed are small, and she is a lot smaller than her flockmates, though its hard to tell from the picture.

Bantams are generally under 3lbs, so it could a possibility. Or she may have been stunted in growth.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Just from the photo, she doesn't look like a bantam, but it's kind of hard to judge size without any comparison. Do you have a picture of her next to her flock mates? I have a Barnevelder as well, and she's very short, but hefty.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Just from the photo, she doesn't look like a bantam, but it's kind of hard to judge size without any comparison. Do you have a picture of her next to her flock mates? I have a Barnevelder as well, and she's very short, but hefty.

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[Tookie]

Where did you get her?

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

Bantams are generally under 3lbs, so it could a possibility. Or she may have been stunted in growth.

Well when I said barely 3 I was rounding bc she is precisely 2.6 lbs

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

Where did you get her?

Tractor Supply

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

Just from the photo, she doesn't look like a bantam, but it's kind of hard to judge size without any comparison. Do you have a picture of her next to her flock mates? I have a Barnevelder as well, and she's very short, but hefty.

Yes I know, I'll get another picture tomorrow she is sleeping right now! I had a friend who said the same thing but then they saw her in person and they were like wow she is small!

 

[Tookie]

Tractor Supply

Okay, well I think she's a standard size. Since you got her from TSC, they usually source their chicks from hatcheries, and hatcheries don't breed for SOP. She's just hatchery quality, so she weighs less and doesn't come up to the SOP. If you got one from a breeder, they'd be much bigger, since they breed to the SOP.
I have a Dominique hen from a hatchery, and she's quite small.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well when I said barely 3 I was rounding bc she is precisely 2.6 lbs

I know.