Is he leghorn??

[viktoriacl]

The problem with the internet is that we cannot put two live birds in front of you. The Leghorn is aroudn 4-6 pounds, while that fellow would tip the scales at 8 pounds and even more when he's mature.

The comb is different, the stance is radically different, the body shape different, the tail different, and so forth.
Again, if we had two birds side by side, your eye would see it. I've been looking at these birds and doing chores for hundreds and hundreds of White Rocks and White Leghorns since the late 1950's, so my eye is pretty darn accustomed to seeing the difference. LOL

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Thanks! I'm going to look at a few more pictures. I hear you on the "seeing them in front of you" thing.

 

[NYREDS]

He appears to be a Cornish x Rock cross. A common hy brid meat bird. The only look he shares with a White Leghorn is the white feathers.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

He appears to be a Cornish x Rock cross. A common hy brid meat bird. The only look he shares with a White Leghorn is the white feathers.

I disagree. White Rock, yes. Cornish X, no. Firstly, you aren't going to get a Cornish X to this size without careful feed management, and even then many die before reaching sexual maturity. Secondly, this bird doesn't really look like a Cornish X--he's missing the wide stance, the large legs, the heavy breast.

 

[Pele]

He's a White Rock. If he was a Cornish Cross, his chest would be either stained, or rubbed raw from sitting around like a miserable fat lump. Also, the fact that he's standing at that age is another giveaway. A fully mature Cornish X would be busy dying from his own weight at this point.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

He's a White Rock. If he was a Cornish Cross, his chest would be either stained, or rubbed raw from sitting around like a miserable fat lump. Also, the fact that he's standing at that age is another giveaway. A fully mature Cornish X would be busy dying from his own weight at this point.

Oh, that's pretty harsh. Our boys were pretty lumpy, but you should have seen them waddle as fast as they could after butterflies! Funniest thing I've ever seen.

I do agree that if the bird can walk or run instead of waddle, that's another reason that he's not Cornish X.

 

[cookfamilyfarm]

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