First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[jessivogel]

Here are a couple pictures of two of them. I put my hand in for comparison. keep in mind that they are about 6-7 weeks old.

 

[duluthralphie]

Can someone answer me a question- we got Cornish cross chicks from TSC. They do not look like Cornish cross though. They are about 6 weeks old and SMALL! Like a standard chicken. Also- they are buff colored. In all honesty, they look like buff Orpington chicks. I'll post a picture here after a bit, but what do you guys think? Are they Cornish cross or did TSC mess up?

Yes.

 

[jessivogel]

Yes.

Sorry. Yes they are Cornish cross or yes TSC messed up?

 

[hellbender]

Yes.

Agreed...someone messed up.

Jason

 

[cyborg]

Yes.

Sorry. Yes they are Cornish cross or yes TSC messed up?

Yes, TSC messed up, those are NOT Cornish X. Get used to it, the people at TSC generally know less about chickens than you do.

 

[jessivogel]

Any takers to guess what they are?

 

[Molpet]

Any takers to guess what they are?

could be buff orphingtons

 

[ShannonR]

could be buff orphingtons 

X2. Orphingtons.

 

[kris86AR]

I have a batch of CX that will be going into tractor. I don't have time to do the 2 feedings per day at 20 minutes. Others say let them eat for 12 hours with unlimited feed. Is this best method or should I leave a calculated amount to get them thru half day then throw little feed in that evening? There are approximately 12hrs a day I can't tend to them....

 

[cyborg]

Any takers to guess what they are?

I don't know how old they are, but they look a bit skinny for buff Orpingtons. I'd lean more toward buff Rocks.

EDIT: Just re-read your original post. They are pretty young yet, so could go either way. But, I did see buff Rocks at my local TSC a few weeks ago, have never seen Orps there.