Is this yellow chick a white Rock?

[revelu]

This was a mystery egg that hatched July 2, the other 2 chicks with it are Blue Andalusians that hatched the next day, the yellow chick is quite a bit bigger--

 

[fullhouse]

Could be a buff rock or cornish x too.

 

[revelu]

I haven't seen any of those breeds in person so I don't know-- whatever it is, it's already a friendly little bugger!

 

[robinaggie]

What do you mean by "mystery egg?"

 

[revelu]

Oh, sorry, I mean it was an egg included with an assortment of 12 unmarked eggs (from Meyer hatchery-- now I just get them mostly from BYC people) and it was the only one that hatched!

 

[robinaggie]

Would they send a Cornish X? That seems mean, since they don't live long. I read at BYC that the Cornish X eat a ton, so if your chick has a normal appetite maybe it's not. I hope it turns out to be something really cool!

 

[fullhouse]

Buff rocks look just like white rocks. Buff chick, feathers more of a white, then feathers out buff.

Cornish X, if it grows really fast and eats like a pig, it's probably a broiler.

 

[chickenfeed]

This is a picture of my white rock when it was a chick.

 

[revelu]

wow, mine doesn't have any of that greying-- do white Rocks always have that? I don't think it's a Cornish X , aren't they supposed to be pretty ugly? The feathers coming in on my baby are definitely white though.

just looked at my own photos again, I do see a bit of grey here and there--

 

[Mahonri]

My white rock was yellow as a chick and then all of the feathers came in very white. Looked much like yours.