White leghorn & chick breed help

[Islandmom511]

Hi! I was told my tractor supply chick was a white leghorn but she is getting HUGE and hasn’t started laying yet (4 months old). Could she be a different breed?

Also- I know my darker 2 chicks are Rhode Island reds, but any clue what the lighter 2 are and black one?

Thanks so much!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Hi! I was told my tractor supply chick was a white leghorn but she is getting HUGE and hasn’t started laying yet (4 months old). Could she be a different breed?

Also- I know my darker 2 chicks are Rhode Island reds, but any clue what the lighter 2 are and black one?

Thanks so much!

Looks like a broiler.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Looks like a broiler.

Yes, it sort of does! OP, i don’t know how long you’ve had that but if you had the white one as a chick, did it look significantly fatter and wider, possibly quite naked?

 

[SmiYa0126]

@Overo Mare I'm intrigued! Any thoughts?

 

[Yardmom]

Most likely the white bird is a Cornish Cross. It is a "breed" that is intended for meat. They often have leg and or heart issues, If you try to keep them more than a few months. This is a common error where the workers who handle the chicks are unaware of breed differences.

 

[LizzzyJo]

Agreed. Meat chicken. Unfortunately, I would suggest processing soon before their legs/bones begin to hurt. Much love to you and I am sorry.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Older hen is a Cornish Cross. The black chicks are Black Sexlinks and red chicks are Red Sexlinks

 

[Painted Calls]

Older hen is a Cornish Cross. The black chicks are Black Sexlinks and red chicks are Red Sexlinks

Agreed!

 

[Islandmom511]

Yes, it sort of does! OP, i don’t know how long you’ve had that but if you had the white one as a chick, did it look significantly fatter and wider, possibly quite naked?

Yes. Here she is a chick (we lost the others due to raccoon while free ranging). They grew super fast and do not go up on a perch, but like to lay in the ground.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Yes. Here she is a chick (we lost the others due to raccoon while free ranging). They grew super fast and do not go up on a perch, but like to lay in the ground.

She looks like a cornish cross. Im so sorry you have to put her down