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Does anyone know if the descriptions and stats published by hatcheries are actually describing the birds they are raising? Or are from the official show standards? Specifically, I was looking at Buff Orpingtons from both Welp and Murray McMurray, and they have vastly different weights listed for the same breed. I am pretty sure that Orps are supposed to be the 8/10 lbs. (female/male mature weights) that Murray McMurray has listed, rather than the 6/7 lbs. that Welp says. But does anyone know if those descriptions fit the birds they are actually selling, or come from the show standard? Because if Murray McMurray actually has BO's that get that big, I want to get some. But not if they are smaller, like the feed store chicks usually are.
Kathleen
Kathleen