Is my buff Orpington up to the SOP?

[Party_Chicken]

Awww .. I’m so sorry to hear that . I would love to see pics of her every so often since she’s so beautiful! Sounds like she is a fighter

She is a fighter. She has pulled through thick and thin

 

[JacinLarkwell]

More like having her “fill in”

Feeding a bird fatty foods will not do that. All it will do is create more abdominal and visceral fat that can easily lead to them hemorrhaging and bleeding out suddenly.

Chickens are not built the same way as mammals. You cannot just fatten a chicken up for a show.

 

[Holdthechicken]

There's no reason you can't show her for the experience, but it can be disheartening to enter this:

against this.

I once showed up to foster rescued Chinese crested’s 7 years ago.. the ad had the pretty ones. I took home one that looked like this . Little buddy was so unhealthy and inbred and more gremlin than dog. But I loved every minute we had him for the 6 years we did.