New chick given to me, But I have no idea what it is. Please help!

[zigzag3337]

I was wondering if anyone out there can tell what kind of chick this would be. It was given to me today and I have no idea what kind it is.

Thanks in advance.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Awww!!! Looks like my buff orp chicks!!! Whatever it is, it's cute!!!

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

I'm not an expert, but I'm guessing it's a cornish x - a white meat chicken. It's huge and has thick legs.

 

[zigzag3337]

It was on plain water and bread. Now I have it on vitamin water and medicated starter. I hope it makes it. My daughter thinks it's the neatest thing. This is the smallest chick that we have gotten so far.

 

[PotterWatch]

It looks like a meatie to me as well.

 

[Mahonri]

Cornish X

 

[jossanne]

I've never seen a cornish rock chick before, but I was guessing that before I read everyone else's responses.

Who gave it to you, and where'd they get it?

 

[bockbock2008]

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Me too. If you are planning on making a pet of it for your daughter make sure you are able to control how much it eats. We got 6 chicks last year to raise and butcher and had to do it on mothers day cause 1 "outgrew" his legs. Their bodies grow so fast to keep the cost of raising them down that their bones cant support the weight and cant walk or stand.

 

[zigzag3337]

Thanks for the responses. I have noticed that it doesn't stand a lot, but I thought that was because of it's age and they were feeding it bread and water.

When should I know for sure? When it's feathers start to grow out, what color or markings should I look for?

 

[HorseFeathers]

Cornish Xs will be white-feathered. If you try to keep it alive for a long time (Cornish Xs usually don't live very long; they're bred to be meat birds only) you can't let it eat itself dead.