Breed Help?!?

[DollyHens717]

I recently rescued these chickens they were left out in the freezing cold with frostbite to the point some of there toes fell off which I got that under control now but Im having a little trouble identifying what breed they are! Thank you in advance for any help you guys can give me

 

[Chicken Girl1]

They maybe Plymouth Rocks.

 

[DollyHens717]

Ok thank you! I was also thinking maybe Cornish cross Bc there feet are huge and they eat like crazy but I wasn't sure.

 

[junebuggena]

How old are they? And do you have any other breeds to compare their sizes to? Cornish Cross reach the size of the average adult in just about 8 to 10 weeks.

 

[DollyHens717]

I'm really not sure how old they are I found them along the road around a bunch of ran over dead ones freezing so I took them home in hopes of saving them.. I do have 3 year old barred rock hens and the white ones are almost there same size but there feet are like double the size of the barred rock and they eat like crazy. It's been almost 3 weeks since I got them and I would say they almost about doubled there size!

 

[junebuggena]

Then they are definitely Cornish Cross. White Rocks are the same breed as Barred Rocks, just a different color.

 

[junebuggena]

I'm guessing they are about 12 weeks old. One is definitely a cockerel.

 

[City farm]

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Then they are definitely Cornish Cross. White Rocks are the same breed as Barred Rocks, just a different color.
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[City farm]

I'm really not sure how old they are I found them along the road around a bunch of ran over dead ones freezing so I took them home in hopes of saving them.. I do have 3 year old barred rock hens and the white ones are almost there same size but there feet are like double the size of the barred rock and they eat like crazy. It's been almost 3 weeks since I got them and I would say they almost about doubled there size!

Oh wow, bless your heart. . .

 

[drumstick diva]

If the are Cornish x, they are meat birds, bred to grow very fast and be ready to process(slaughter) at an early age. Because they grow so rapidly, it overtaxes their organs, and they are prone to heart attacks if not processed. Also their legs go out because of the great weight gain. I wonder if they were dumped out because someone found out they were not regular laying chickens and didn't want to bother. Processing them would have been a kindness next to letting them freeze to death.