Morbidly obese chick. What is going on!?

[Ashspd50]

I have a group of 6 "ameraucanas." 5 of the chicks meet all the standards for Ameraucanas and appear to be your average chicks, however one of the 6 is built entirely different, does not meet any standards of an Ameraucana and is hugely fat. It is obvious this chick was incorrectly labled, however what concerns me is it's size. It is so fat it feels heavy and dense and it's belly actually rubs on the ground so much that it's stomach is bare of feathers from rubbing. The chick is almost 3 weeks old. It is all yellow with a few dark gray/black spots on it's back and wings. This chick acts healthy and eats and poops as it should, but I have never seen a chick so obese. I just want to know if anyone is familiar with chicks like this and if it is something I should be worried about.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

There is such a thing as a Cornish Cross (meat bird) that gains weight very quickly. You may wish to see if it matches pics of them. You can look on the meat birds section of BYC if needed, or try googling. I will try to find you a link....

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/jumbo_cornish_x_rocks.html

If you find out it is that kind of bird, you may need to research it since I believe that those birds have to have food only certain hours of the day???

 

[Ashspd50]

Do you know if the Cornish crosses can have spots? Looking at pictures online it looks possible that it could be a cornish cross, however I have not seen any pictures with the spotting like this chick has and it is actually heavier looking than what I am seeing. Litterally it looks like it is suffering from some sort of bloat its stomach bulges so much.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Do you know if the Cornish crosses can have spots? Looking at pictures online it looks possible that it could be a cornish cross, however I have not seen any pictures with the spotting like this chick has and it is actually heavier looking than what I am seeing. Litterally it looks like it is suffering from some sort of bloat its stomach bulges so much.

Oh dear...maybe it is just ill?

I am not sure as I have not raised CXs. I just wanted you to know that such a bird existed...so you can perhaps determine if that is what kind she/he is.