I THINK its a broiler or a what is it?? (pics)

[Robin'sBrood]

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Do you know where she came from? I got mine from TSC back in March, as tiny 3 day old yellow chicks. IF that is what yours is, they take a little extra TLC but I think they are pretty easy to keep, and wouldn't mind having a couple more in the future because they are so darn sweet. Ethel, the one that passed, had internal problems so I wasn't surprised when she died. Maude seems very healthy, at least for the time being.

 

[BellLisamo]

Robin'sBrood :

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Do you know where she came from? I got mine from TSC back in March, as tiny 3 day old yellow chicks. IF that is what yours is, they take a little extra TLC but I think she is pretty easy to keep, and wouldn't mind having a couple more in the future because they are so darn sweet. Ethel, the one that passed, had internal problems so I wasn't surprised when she died. Maude seems very healthy, at least for the time being.

She came from a feed store somewhere in Scottsdale. She was raised with bantams... and the lady who gave her to me said she THOUGHT she was a bantam. So would a cornish be passed as a bantam even though they are GIGANTIC???

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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My living Cornish Rock, Maude, is BIG. She is as tall as my SLW rooster, but I'm sure she outweighs him. She's like a tank!

This is Maude and I think I took this pic back in Sept.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/10133_img_6827.jpg

awwwwwww. And to answer the deep voice thing... i can say that ive never heard a voice like hers before.... she is definately one of the sweetest ones ive met

Maude sounds kind of like a goose honking when she "talks" to me. And she ALWAYS talks to me when it is time for her to be fed.

 

[BellLisamo]

lol!!!! ill have to listen to her closer. but her voice was very very calm and sweet....

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Well, best wishes to you if that is what she is. WARNING, their poops are ENORMOUS too!

 

[M To The Maxx]

Looks like a broiler to me.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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Do you know where she came from? I got mine from TSC back in March, as tiny 3 day old yellow chicks. IF that is what yours is, they take a little extra TLC but I think she is pretty easy to keep, and wouldn't mind having a couple more in the future because they are so darn sweet. Ethel, the one that passed, had internal problems so I wasn't surprised when she died. Maude seems very healthy, at least for the time being.

She came from a feed store somewhere in Scottsdale. She was raised with bantams... and the lady who gave her to me said she THOUGHT she was a bantam. So would a cornish be passed as a bantam even though they are GIGANTIC???

TSC had mixed their shipment of Cornish Rock chicks in with their straight run layer chicks. You could not tell the difference in them when they were chicks. They were just as small as the two Silver Lakenvelder chicks I got at the same time!

 

[HBuehler]

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Thought I would answer this for you.The first and most obvious thing to look for is earlobe color.Leghorns have white earlobes and lay white eggs.This chicken has red earlobes and will lay brown eggs if she decides to. Second although this one has yellow legs most white leghorns legs especially at this younger age are more yellow than this..they fade over time.Next comb size this chicken has a very small comb a leghorn pullet near laying age will have a comb flopping over or beginning to show signs of flopping.Then there is body size..this is an amazon pullet leghorns are very petite slender birds longer bodied kind of reminds us of an athlete build.
Here is a picture of a Buff Leghorn hen..older about 2 years but I didn't have a white one uploaded.Thought it may help you see the differences between the 2 breeds.

She does look a lot like a Cornish Rock..we have a rooster about a year old that is doing great flies and roosts and breeding so everything you have heard about them isn't always true...other than they are huge.Our Chloie now Clyde is the size of a big white turkey..when he runs everything shakes.I think every once in awhile they mess up and breed a healthy one.

 

[al6517]

Hatchery stock White Rock.................

AL

 

[PotterWatch]

If she is a rock, she has the same life expectancy as any other rock (i.e., barred rock, partridge rock, etc.). I still don't think she looks like a cornish cross, but it would be easier to tell with a front pic. When you look at the cornish cross birds that others posted, you can see that they are very wide in the breast area and almost have a squat look to them since they are so wide compared to their height. A white rock will have a more balanced look just like any other layer or dual-purpose bird.