Breed Help

[eaking]

Hey there,

Looking for guidance in determining this (hopefully) girl's breed. Someone on another forum said she looked like a "meat bird" (uh... thanks, very helpful)... The first photo was take at about 2 1/2 weeks old. The second is at about 3 1/2 weeks old.

Much obliged.

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Could you get a picture from straight on? If it is a meat bird, it is most likely a Cornish Cross.

 

[Skyle]

Looks like a cornish cross

 

[eaking]

Here she is from straight on. If she's a meat bird does that mean she'll grow very fast and have a short lifespan? We rescued her and the chick you see behind her from an idiot down the street giving them away for Easter. They had no fresh water, there were feces everywhere and he was feeding them pita bread....

 

[HappyClucker7]

She looks like a Cornish X, which are meant to be butchered at around 8 weeks old.
The one behind her looks like an Easter Egger.

 

[eaking]

She looks like a Cornish X, which are meant to be butchered at around 8 weeks old.
The one behind her looks like an Easter Egger.

Would she not be markedly larger than her cohort by now, given that she's (we're guessing) around 3 1/2 - 4 weeks old now?

 

[Painted Calls]

Looks like a White Rock or a really hefty LH. CX would be a lot larger and wider.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

Not a Cornish X (or other meat bird). Those would be much bigger at that age, and have thicker, shorter legs. She looks like a white leghorn.

 

[Mamatomany123]

I agree that shes not a cornish cross (meat bird) her legs would be much thicker and bigger.