Is this a normal size?

[Nalaylas]

I have 8 week old chicks. I bought them from the same bin at Tractor supply. They were all sex links, and the sign says they were bred for egg production. 2 were brown, 2 yellow. The brown ones look and act just like I thought chickens would, but the yellow ones are ginormous and fat. They won't roost, I think they are too big! They can barely even climb into/out of the coop. They just las around all day. Is this normal? Was a mistake in the type of chicken made? They almost look like broilers to me, but I don't know much about chickens and this is my first time raising them.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Yes, the white ones are Cornish cross, or broilers as you said. TSC doesn't seem to have the best track record when it comes to keeping track of chicks. I bet they eat a lot!

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome! Sex-link pullets are orange, and your two white birds are Cornishx meat birds. They are genetically programmed to grow extremely fast, and go into the freezer by now. Their joints and hearts can't support this rate of growth, so sore joints mean less movement, and heart failure often happens.
These are the birds sold at the grocery store; I think it's very sad. But, your white birds are very unlikely to live long, and really should become dinner for you, or someone, soon.
TSC is a good place to buy chicks, but very often, the chicks get mixed up in the bins, and staff has no idea who's who or what's what.
Mary

 

[Threewyandottes]

Yeah thats a cornish cross. They should be given a quick and painless death soon because their bodies will otherwise slowly kill themselves.