Size of Chickens

[Chickengirl209]

I have some Hyline Browns and have been wanting some leg bands.
The probem is, I don't know what they're classified as. Small chicken? Medium chicken? Probably not large though...
They weigh about 4.5lbs.
Also. how do you measure for the bands?

 

[Battlepants]

I don't know how the bands characterize their chickens, but I would consider a 4.5 pound bird to be a mid size.

On the lower end of the scale, you have your seabright hen at about 1.5 pounds and your silkie hen getting around 2-3 pounds. This is what I would call a small.

On the higher end, you have the Jersey Giant that clocks in at 10 pounds for a hen or 13 pounds for a roo. This is what I would consider large.

 

[Chickengirl209]

Thank you!
Also, do you think a Barred Plymouth Rock would be able to fit into a 16mm band, or is that to small? Sorry, this isn't very related.

 

[Battlepants]

Using this as my source:
https://meyerhatchery.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009826192-Leg-Band-Size-Chart

Medium chickens would get the 5/8" (just under 16mm), so that would likely be a safe place to start. If they start looking a little snug, I would upgrade them to the 11/16" (about 17.5mm), but they shouldn't need anything bigger than this.

*Barred rocks look to be about 6.5 pounds for female and 7.5 pounds for male. Putting them kinda between medium and large in my opinion, but I would probably lean toward calling them medium overall.

 

[Chickengirl209]

Thanks again