I am leaning toward White Rock since she doesn't have those ginormous legs the Cornish Rock Broilers have. I thought broiler at first, but then I remembered how thick the legs were on our broilers this fall.
I THINK its a broiler or a what is it?? (pics)
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ooo ok thanks guys for the help!!!!!!!
she is neat looking though
I think she's a white rock, not a cornish rock. This is a pic of some of mine at 7 or 8 weeks old, just before butchering time. These had been fed 28% protein feed, so they grew really quickly, but yours doesn't look big and wide like these birds from the pic I saw.
Picture of my white Rock Roxy
Your girl does look a little larger then my hatchery Rocks, but that could just be the bloodline. Though it does remind me of some meat chicks my father bought me a few years back. They weren't like the typical broilers, they took a while to grow, didn't have those crazy thick legs, and didn't split at the breast. They had no trouble getting around like the regular birds. But, once full grown they were huge. I did keep them around long enough for eggs, and they are large brown things that didn't want to fit in my cartoon. Nice birds, but they weren't affordable for egg laying purposes, so we turned them into dinner. Wish I had a picture of them that you could compare with.
Your girl does look a little larger then my hatchery Rocks, but that could just be the bloodline. Though it does remind me of some meat chicks my father bought me a few years back. They weren't like the typical broilers, they took a while to grow, didn't have those crazy thick legs, and didn't split at the breast. They had no trouble getting around like the regular birds. But, once full grown they were huge. I did keep them around long enough for eggs, and they are large brown things that didn't want to fit in my cartoon. Nice birds, but they weren't affordable for egg laying purposes, so we turned them into dinner. Wish I had a picture of them that you could compare with.
BellLisamo gave me this chicken...
She's as big or bigger than my LF Hens at 4 months.
Here is some more pictures to show...
is the consensus still..... White Rock? That way I know what I dealing with for sure
She's as big or bigger than my LF Hens at 4 months.
Here is some more pictures to show...
is the consensus still..... White Rock? That way I know what I dealing with for sure
To me she still looks an awful lot like my Cornish Rocks did at that age.
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To me she still looks an awful lot like my Cornish Rocks did at that age.
Thats kind of what I was thinking... Cornish x Rock
To me she still looks an awful lot like my Cornish Rocks did at that age.
Thats kind of what I was thinking... Cornish x Rock
Yep, you can see what my 4 looked like around that age in post #17. The two on the left are the males, the one in front and the one to the right are the females.
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I was receently living in Egypt and bought some fayoumis and a trio of these white chickens exactly like yours,my intention was to rear some of these white chooks but everyone kept telling me they were only for eating and if I didnt butcher them they would die anyway (I dont know why)As things worked out I had to return to England after 2 months and gave the hens away so they were butchered anyway by my neighbour.If I had kept them would they have reproduced as I will be returning to Egypt and would like to try some more.There are lots of these chickens sold in cages by the roadside and people go along and buy them just for the sunday roast.They were very affectionate and inquisitive and I fell in love with their heavy build and character
I was receently living in Egypt and bought some fayoumis and a trio of these white chickens exactly like yours,my intention was to rear some of these white chooks but everyone kept telling me they were only for eating and if I didnt butcher them they would die anyway (I dont know why)As things worked out I had to return to England after 2 months and gave the hens away so they were butchered anyway by my neighbour.If I had kept them would they have reproduced as I will be returning to Egypt and would like to try some more.There are lots of these chickens sold in cages by the roadside and people go along and buy them just for the sunday roast.They were very affectionate and inquisitive and I fell in love with their heavy build and character
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