POLISH question !!!

[Miz Mary]

How do you tell a Polish BANTAM vs. regular size ?!!? I have 1 Black Crested POlish Roo who is bigger than the bantams, but smaller than the reg. group !! I ordered 2 Buff Polish hens for him .... just realized they came in different sizes ?!?!

 

[Illia]

Most, if not all breeds come in bantam size as well as normal size.

Bantam Polish should weigh around 2-3 lbs (this is a guess) while standard sized ones should weigh about 5-7 lbs. They should be the same size, if not a little smaller than your average laying hen. Bantam Polish are really tiny.

Often hatchery/feedstore based Polish are really small though, and all though they're not bantams, can be confused for such. I once got a silver laced hen who was 1-2 lbs lighter than my others and very skinny in body.

 

[Miz Mary]

Im not good at guessing weights ...... know any web site that has comparason pics ?! Thank you !

 

[PolishMan89]

DO you have any other bantams to compare it to ?

polish are about the same size as any other bantam

 

[Miz Mary]

This guy is bigger than my Mille Fluer, silkies, and sebrights .... so Im guessing he's a standard size ......