Breed

[TheKindaFarmGal]

As for your cornish rock, you must cull it before 6 months of age or it will start having all sorts of health problems such as heart attacks, broken legs, etc. Cornish meat birds are genetically specified to grow fast for meat; faster than their poor bodies can handle. I though a first glance it was a whit leghorn, but cornish meat birds have very distinct short bodies and fatter legs

Actually, many people have successfully kept their Cornish X chickens around for quite a while. You have to limit feed and make sure they can't just sit and eat, but it can be done.

 

[BirdGirl2004]

They are not the same breed, but they have very similar characteristics. They are both very good layers, and have nice personalities towards people (at least mine do, not towards new birds, though) but the thing that separates them the most is sexing them when they're chicks. Isa browns are much harder to sex than golden sex links (that's why they're called a sex link!). GSL chicks that are girls look very different of those that are boys, so you can sex them by simply looking at them. Isa browns require a vent or wing sex to determine their gender.

Thanks so much!

 

[BirdGirl2004]

ISA Browns are more of a type of RSL.

Thanks!

 

[Gray Farms]

As for your cornish rock, you must cull it before 6 months of age or it will start having all sorts of health problems such as heart attacks, broken legs, etc. Cornish meat birds are genetically specified to grow fast for meat; faster than their poor bodies can handle. I though a first glance it was a whit leghorn, but cornish meat birds have very distinct short bodies and fatter legs

This is not always the case. Many people "including myself" have kept Cornish crosses for years. They can live good long lives with the right care. If you limit their feed, keep deep bedding so that they don't get bumble foot, fans and shade in the hot weather they can live a long time. And I've had some that were pretty good layers, and a couple that were good broodys.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

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Pretty birds! Welcome to BYC! And hello from N C Florida..

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Is the Easter Eggers a ameraucana?

As the other posters said it's an Easter egger. Americana come only in certain colors, and generally come from breeders. A few hatcheries carry Americana, but most are selling Easter eggers under the name of Americana.

 

[Alex Broussard]

Ok so what is the correct scientific name for the Easter egger

As the other posters said it's an Easter egger. Americana come only in certain colors, and generally come from breeders. A few hatcheries carry Americana, but most are selling Easter eggers under the name of Americana.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Ok so what is the correct scientific name for the Easter egger

There is none. Easter Eggers aren't a real breed. They are more of a hybrid that comes in many different colors, usually lays a green/blue egg and is bearded.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

There is none. Easter Eggers aren't a real breed. They are more of a hybrid that comes in many different colors, usually lays a green/blue egg and is bearded.

Some are no longer bearded. They are technically a mixed breed that keeps getting tweaked, some don't even lay green eggs and lay plain old brown eggs. So even the certain characteristics of the "breed" are disappearing in some lines, though they are still sold as Americana, which breed true, come in only certain colors, and are a recognized breed.

 

[Alex Broussard]

Can you tell if they are going to lay green or is it just a thing you have to wait and see