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Did you limit their feed, the twelve hours on and twelve off like Bossroo posted? Bossroo gave some good advice, I have raised these birds before also, and had little to no problems. You do have to give them some special considerations, because of the way they grow, and basically MAKE them get some exercise, but it is possible. Mine are still in with my layers at this point, but I will need to separate them soon.
Those I raised had plenty of excercise area, and running with the very active white rocks. They didn't do the "just sit at the feeder and eat" thing until AFTER they went down, too crippled to get around or do anything else. The "nastiness" was simply becasue they couldn't even get up out of their own poop. they couldn't get UP to go poor, they just pooped where they lay! I was told at the time, after it they were so messed up, CornishXcrosses are just prone to that, my expeirence wasn't unusual. I've known now MANY other farmsteaders try them with the same problems. In the commercial industry, they don't care, they tighly cofine them anyway, keeping them inactive packs on more wt gain per lb of feed. I should have checked them out better before trying them.
EDIT...oops, I'm sorry, i just noticed you are not the one posting the pics of the two chicks....