3 week old Easter Egger Rooster??

[PatStacey]

We have (4) 3 week old EE chicks. The white one is much larger than the others with some really large feet, so we're guessing "Cutie" a rooster. Pecan, the speckle one, has no tail feathers and is pretty small compared to the others. Pecan is still be a puff ball with only a handful of feathers coming in. The other birds also seem to pick on Pecan ... is something wrong with him/her?

 

[MysteryChicken]

The white one looks like a Cornish X. A meat bird.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I see 1 Gold Laced Wyandotte, & 1 Easter Egger.

 

[LizzzyJo]

X2 for Cutie being a meat bird. I don't keep meat birds, but my knowledge on them suggests I warn you that they should be dispatched very young to avoid major health problems. I am sorry if this is the case.

 

[MysteryChicken]

X2 for Cutie being a meat bird. I don't keep meat birds, but my knowledge on them suggests I warn you that they should be dispatched very young to avoid major health problems. I am sorry if this is the case.

They can live upto 2 years on a restricted diet with lots of exercise.

 

[LizzzyJo]

They can live upto 2 years on a restricted diet with lots of exercise.

Good info - thank you! That's much happier than hearing that if they live over a few months their legs break out from under them.

 

[VeryHappyHens]

X2 for Cutie being a meat bird. I don't keep meat birds, but my knowledge on them suggests I warn you that they should be dispatched very young to avoid major health problems. I am sorry if this is the case.

My meat bird lived up to 1 year but I culled him so meat birds can live up to more than 1 year possbily more if I kept him. i did not want breed more meat birds after the last incident thats why I culled him.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Good info - thank you! That's much happier than hearing that if they live over a few months their legs break out from under them.

You're welcome.

 

[PatStacey]

The white one looks like a Cornish X. A meat bird.

Oh, wow ... I got Cutie and 3 others at Tractor supply, they were all supposed to be Easter Eggers. We don't eat our birds, they are pets. Is there a reason why I can't keep a meat bird with the others?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh, wow ... I got Cutie and 3 others at Tractor supply, they were all supposed to be Easter Eggers. We don't eat our birds, they are pets. Is there a reason why I can't keep a meat bird with the others?

There's more competition for food. The Cornish X won't be able to move as fast.