Where did you get them? An egg swap? Hatchery? Does that hatchery/breeder carry Black Orpington bantams?
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You can feel of the Breastbone. If it is lean , the breast will be pointed like this ' V'. If it is fat like this ' U ' it would be obese.hey everyone.
I know the standard for bantam orp hen is supposed to be just less than 1 kg (34oz), but now I weighed my young hen and she's 1500g. Are there weight differences according to type? I am terrified she might be obese now because I lost a standard hybrid hen young to fatty liver syndrome before. I am in South AFrica so I am not sure how much to standard our chooks are. Is there any other way to tell when a hen is overweight besides when she stops laying and its way too late??
PLease help!