Bald Brahma? Banty Dominique?

[JDN]

If those chicks are Cornish, you'll have to start monitoring their feed intake. They are usually butchered at 8 weeks, and if they have access to feed 24/7, then they'll have some problems with heart failure pretty soon.

Yeah, I've started reading...That was a mistake for sure, wouldn't have bought them if I knew what they were. Cornish Rocks. Hmm. Separate them from the others or put them in the coop shortly and see if they adapt? It does seem they can adapt if put in with a mixed flock.

Anyhow, I'll make a decision at 8 weeks.

Anyone know about the lone little guy? He doesn't seem as developed as the rest and I can't figure out why. Otherwise he's fine.

 

[RodNTN]

Yeah, I've started reading...That was a mistake for sure, wouldn't have bought them if I knew what they were. Cornish Rocks. Hmm. Separate them from the others or put them in the coop shortly and see if they adapt? It does seem they can adapt if put in with a mixed flock.

Anyhow, I'll make a decision at 8 weeks.

Anyone know about the lone little guy? He doesn't seem as developed as the rest and I can't figure out why. Otherwise he's fine.

Maybe you could just make sure that you don't over feed them?
He might be a bantam, there are bantam Dominique's. He's adorable!

 

[JDN]

Maybe you could just make sure that you don't over feed them?
He might be a bantam, there are bantam Dominique's. He's adorable!

Good ideas. He (she?) is definitely the most personable. I had them out in a pen yesterday and the Cornish Rocks did walk around and pick same as the other chicks.

 

[RodNTN]

Good ideas. He (she?) is definitely the most personable. I had them out in a pen yesterday and the Cornish Rocks did walk around and pick same as the other chicks.

I was very interested in getting some Cornish chickens to keep as pets a couple of years ago, so I did quite a bit of research on them.

At 8 weeks, they are fully grown. If you limit their feed and give them lots of space to exercise, they may live a year or longer. They grow so fast that their legs are too weak to carry them, and they may suffer from heart failure, heart attacks, strokes, etc.

I would get them out into the "big girl coop" pretty soon, so the Cornish chick will have more space to exercise. At this age I would begin limiting its feed intake.

Someone said that they kept some Cornish once, and that they prolonged their life by restricting their feed intake and letting them free range.