They said Cornish X - I am starting to doubt that now....any idea?

[littledirtlane]

I bought my Australorp and this chick from one of our feed and grain shops. I asked the lady what type of chick the "yellow" one was and she said she didn't know - it read on one of the boxes Cornish - she is the same size as my Australorp and they are the same age...if she was a Cornish shouldn't she be bigger - also, she is developing reddish brown flecking on her white wings...what do you guys think...I am hoping for a different breed...I do not have ANY plans of eating her...

Here is her picture....I hope this is good enough - it was taken last week...

 

[canada-goose]

It might be a red sexlink rooster.

 

[silkiechicken]

There is a such thing as a cornish as a breed. Feed stores can sell cornish, so maybe that is what you got. A buff cornish maybe? If they said cornish x, short for cornish x rock, it should be much beefier and meatier with heavier legs than you have there in the pic.

That said, why would you want to buy a cornish x (a meat bird not meant to have long healthy lives) if you have no plans on eating it?

 

[littledirtlane]

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Well, I have a 5 year old daughter that wanted the "yellow chick" - that's why...I also was unfamiliar with the breed. I knew it's purpose was meat but I didn't know about the health issues it could have if it lived longer than it was expected...I only know a touch about egg laying varieties and dual-purpose...I am learning more everyday on this site...new chicken owner...

What is the difference in a Cornish and a Cornish X?

Thanks for the responses...

 

[canada-goose]

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Here are the BYC breed pages,

True Cornish:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/cornish/31743

Cornish Rock hybrid:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/cornish_cross/21703

 

[silkiechicken]

A Cornish is what used to be a more meatier bird until the hybrids were developed. It's a breed just like a rhode island red, orpington, wyandotte and so on. The cornish x is a cross between a white rock and a white cornish that have parent strains being developed over the past 60 years for the commercial meat market. A cornish x is a first gen hybrid from the special rock and cornish parents that grow to market weight at 42 days.

 

[jossanne]

Maybe it's a red-laced white cornish? I really don't think it's a red sex-link male. When I had them, they feathered in all white and didn't start showing any red in their wings until they were 6 or 7 weeks old, I think. Maybe later.

Can you get a picture of its comb, or describe the comb to us? That will help determine what you've got as much as anything.

 

[littledirtlane]

I will take a picture of the comb tomorrow morning and post it - I am not good at describing anything - haha...