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[Skyeknight]

How can you accurately measure the height of a chicken? Is it like with mammals that you only measure up to shoulder height? What does the SOP say about this?

 

[Sic]

How can you accurately measure the height of a chicken? Is it like with mammals that you only measure up to shoulder height? What does the SOP say about this?

The height of a chicken is measured from the base of its feet to the top of its head when standing upright.
(For specific breeds, such as the Indio Gigante, a different method is used where the chicken is stretched out on a flat surface, and the measurement is taken from the tip of the beak to the tip of the longest toe. However, this method is not typically used in the Standard of Perfection for most breeds.)

 

[Skyeknight]

The height of a chicken is measured from the base of its feet to the top of its head when standing upright.
(For specific breeds, such as the Indio Gigante, a different method is used where the chicken is stretched out on a flat surface, and the measurement is taken from the tip of the beak to the tip of the longest toe. However, this method is not typically used in the Standard of Perfection for most breeds.)

So how do you make sure the bird stands upright? When I try to measure my birds their neck bends all over the place. And are combs and crests included or not?

 

[Mrs. K]

I looked up wing bow.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-are-the-wing-bows-on-chicks.541512/

Third frame down, they have a diagram.

 

[Mrs. K]

I am just eating this all up! It is amazing how much I really don't know, after having kept chickens for years.

 

[Amer]

How can you accurately measure the height of a chicken? Is it like with mammals that you only measure up to shoulder height? What does the SOP say about this?

The American Standard of Perfection doesn't list any measurements except weight. The lengths are comparative, not exact.

 

[Sic]

I looked up wing bow.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-are-the-wing-bows-on-chicks.541512/

Third frame down, they have a diagram. View attachment 4103866

Google Translation is "Wing blades not protruding" so I'm just assuming it's reference to the wing bow and that the wing is set high but does not extend or protrude above the backline. It's just my best guess translation

 

[Sic]

So how do you make sure the bird stands upright? When I try to measure my birds their neck bends all over the place. And are combs and crests included or not?

To the top of the skull. Why do you want to measure their height? The best way I can think of is to use something similar to a wicket that we use to measure the height of dogs, might be less stressful to the chicken?