Runt or Different breed?

[pattgal]

I ordered 20 cornishX a couple of weeks ago (out here we just call them meat kings) and one of them is quite a bit smaller than the others. im starting to wonder if its a different breed or if its just a runt. we called it nugget cus its so small
you be the judge

 

[SteveH]

Looks like a different breed to me . Mine were pretty uneven in size , but the three small ones have the same build as the bigger ones .

 

[mxpres]

same here,I had one that was smaller but had the same wide spread legs and big breast,,and huge appetite

 

[LindsayB]

looks like a white leghorn pullet

 

[pattgal]

figured i should mention, ive already clipped its wings once cus it flew out of the brooder a few times, and its wings are already grown back to the point where its touching the tail agai.
If I hadn't cut them they would be twice that length

 

[LindsayB]

okay, def a leghorn then lol. they are very flighty. She'll give you an egg a day!

 

[pattgal]

Quote:
how can you tell if its a pullet?

 

[LindsayB]

its comb would of been turning pink by now and growing if it was a roo.

 

[chics in the sun]

Yeah, she looks exactly like my chick that everyone voted was a leghorn - which was sold to me as an Ameraucana - but I digress. They look identical.

 

[silkiechicken]

leghorn girl

Boy leghorns got hormones like mad and often get red combs at just a week or two old!