Overweight Australorps?

[EllaTheQueen6]

Hi, I have 4 australorp cockerels, 4 months old (I'm working on replacing them with hens this was just terrible hatching luck), and they just look kinda... round to me.
I can't weigh them, and I don't have any good pictures, but maybe this is able to help? Sorry if it isn't though
All help is appreciated, please and thank you

 

[BoundlessLove]

Do you allow them to free range?

 

[EllaTheQueen6]

Do you allow them to free range?

No, they're just in that cage. I don't know exactly how big the cage is but it is fairly big, I found a similar/same one on amazon and it says it's 147 square feet (I think that's the one I have, I didn't buy it my mom did)

 

[SilverBirds]

As a dual-purpose breed, Australorps are supposed to be a bit larger and broader, and boys get bigger than females. They look like healthy roos from the pictures.

 

[EllaTheQueen6]

As a dual-purpose breed, Australorps are supposed to be a bit larger and broader, and boys get bigger than females. They look like healthy roos from the pictures.

Alright then, I figured they were just huge and feathered but if they were to be overweight I wanted to fix it right away, thank you

 

[SilverBirds]

If you're really concerned about weight, you can feel around for the keel bone. It should be fairly prominent. If you have a hard time finding it or it feels like it's covered in a lot of fat then they may be overweight.

 

[McChooky]

I don't know what the roosters are like but I have 2 hens.They're awesome!