Big chicks means ?

[MarketGardener]

I have Cornish game chicks and they lookd big until my breed hatched
My big male x my Rhode red gave a bird double size with giant fat legs
And I mean he’s double their size day 1 to what my Cornish are day 3 took him ages to stand up and balance he’s bloody huge

Does that mean he she will be a big chicken like the Cornish or perhaps bigger ?
Can’t see on pic but the chipmunk is day 1 the yellows are day 3

 

[sourland]

It will be interesting to see how the chick grows. It would be nice if you could provide weekly updates.

 

[The Ranch Girl]

yeah I agree, seeing the progress would be interesting

 

[TRALALARA1]

I hatched eggs in March that were from a EE rooster x ee hens or rir hens. I have one cockerel that came from a rir hen that is huge. Much bigger than other cockerels. It’s like the dna just aligned perfectly for this guy. I’m tempted to keep him for breeding to beef up the size of my chickens.

 

[The Ranch Girl]

I hatched eggs in March that were from a EE rooster x ee hens or rir hens. I have one cockerel that came from a rir hen that is huge. Much bigger than other cockerels. It’s like the dna just aligned perfectly for this guy. I’m tempted to keep him for breeding to beef up the size of my chickens. View attachment 3214776View attachment 3214777

that could work

 

[TRALALARA1]

Right now he’s on the menu for thanksgiving….

 

[The Ranch Girl]

Haha we currently have 2 in the freezer!

 

[TRALALARA1]

He just doesn’t know yet!

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I hatched some barnyard mix eggs from a local farm a couple of years ago. The last one to hatch was a whopper of a chick and came from a light brown egg. I suspected it was a RIR cockerel and still suspect RIR as part of the mix. This chick stayed large. I even made a post because I was concerned something was wrong with this massive young bird. Well fast forward and much to my surprise it turned out that it's actually a girl! Big Bonnie is full grown now, almost 2 years old and weighs in just over 11lbs. Is there something in the RIR genetics that make for XL birds when crossed?

 

[PasoRoblesEgger]

I hatched some barnyard mix eggs from a local farm a couple of years ago. The last one to hatch was a whopper of a chick and came from a light brown egg. I suspected it was a RIR cockerel and still suspect RIR as part of the mix. This chick stayed large. I even made a post because I was concerned something was wrong with this massive young bird. Well fast forward and much to my surprise it turned out that it's actually a girl! Big Bonnie is full grown now, almost 2 years old and weighs in just over 11lbs. Is there something in the RIR genetics that make for XL birds when crossed?

Wow! I want to see a picture of Big Bonnie!