What are these birds?

[Roxies91]

I am trying to verify what type of chicken these are, we were told they were Calico Princess they are 7 weeks old and huge. Is it normal that their feathers are so thin, they are coming in but very slow

 

[Tookie]

Those are Cornish X. They are meat birds, so that's why they're so big.
They should be culled at around 8-10 weeks old I believe. If you don't cull them they're not gonna live long, and probably will develop health issues.

 

[Tookie]

I am trying to verify what type of chicken these are, we were told they were Calico Princess they are 7 weeks old and huge. Is it normal that their feathers are so thin, they are coming in but very slow

What do you feed them?

 

[Roxies91]

We feed them Nutrena chick starter food

 

[Tookie]

We feed them Nutrena chick starter food

I'm thinking they're not fully feathered in yet because they should be eating meat bird feed, which has higher protein, and that's what Cornish X should eat.

 

[picklestheduck]

unfortunately those are definitely not calico princesses. They are definitely meat birds Im sorry

 

[Sussex19]

Definitely Cornish X meat birds.
Will you be able to kill them for meat at around 8 weeks old?

 

[Roxies91]

We were told they were egg layers but now I am pretty unhappy about this, I am going to contact the seller to see what actions are available to me. Thanks Everyone for your help on identifying these birds