Huge Bird

[Auscal]

I had the same problem - two "Delaware" chicks that turned out to be Cornish X (a type of meat bird). I searched back for my thread about it, but, the photo's I posted are not longer available. For me, it was obvious from before 2 weeks of age that these two chicks were "different". If you do a search for pics pf Cornish X, maybe you can identify your bird. It sounds like there is nothing genetically wrong - she's just a different breed than you were told.

Here is a link to the thread back then - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=474043&p=1 https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=474043&p=1

 

[TerryLou]

So if Big Girl is Cornish X, then I am reading she won't live long, may not lay & will have health problems if she does live ? My son is vegetarian, I can't eat something I've named & held, so..... just love her until the end and bury her soon ?