Am I a Cornish X or a leghorn?

[Kaitie09]

Butchering day is tomorrow and I am really on the fence about one bird. I cannot tell if she is really a cornish, or a leghorn. Please let me know what everyone thinks she is.

 

[JenniferNgo]

Her legs look cornish to me. Just processed 8 of ours! YUMM!!

 

[kari_dawn]

how old is she? Leghorns should have massive combs...I would say cornish x but I don't have any experience with meat birds

 

[JulieNKC]

Cornish x for sure.

 

[purelypoultry]

Definitely a Cornish cross.

 

[Kaitie09]

Thank you everyone! now I won't feel bad about killing her tomorrow.

 

[al6517]

As someone who has processed hundreds of Cornish, these birds look like niether certainly not Cornish X's. a mixed breed of a decent size and unknown origin is the most likely guess.

 

[Kaitie09]

I ordered them from Meyers. They look brown because it has been raining heavily here for 4 days and they all decided to lay outside in the mud. They actually look much better than yesterday, when you could hardly see any white feathers.

 

[Darin115]

I have to agree. They don't look like cornish x. Mine look like walking blimps. But I am not as experienced as most.

How much do they weigh? Some picture angles can be misleading.


Darin

 

[kfacres]

they most certainly are not leghorns.... but on the same note, they are not cornish cross that are ready to eat. They could be young cornish x- maybe 4 weeks old- you can tell the males from the females-- but they aren't ready to eat. comparing to the 2"x4" welded wire behind them... they can't be much more than 6-8" tall at the head.