What kind of Chickens do I have?

[Southern Ground]

We have five lovely 4 1/2 to 5+ week old chicks. We were led to believe that they are Cornish Cross, but they don't look like any pictures I've seen of Cornish Cross at a similar age. They do have some whitish feathering, but it has a noticeable buff/brown coloring mixed in (Not dirt-I Checked

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All thoughts are appreciated.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Don't know but they're definitely not Cornish Rock cross. At 5 weeks they would be nearing butchering size with huge breast meat.
3 1/2 weeks for Cornish game hens.
By the way, are you a member of the DFW backyard chicken meetup group? I think they have about 700 members.

 

[Southern Ground]

That's what I was thinking. I won't get too excited just yet,but nothing would thrill me more than them NOT being Cornish X.

Not a member of the DFW group, but I'll check it out-Thanks for the tip.

 

[mattsinger]

they look pretty close to my ISA Brown that is about the same age.

 

[Southern Ground]

Do you have a photo you could post for comparison?

 

[mattsinger]

Do you have a photo you could post for comparison?

this was at about 2 weeks......I can get a current pic when I get home tonight

 

[Southern Ground]

One on the right is a dead ringer for ours at that age. If you do have a more current pic I'd appreciate it.

Cheers,

SG

 

[Eggcessive]

I have a few Isa brown chicks that are 9 weeks old, and they have mostly red coloring with white streaks, and very bright yellow-orange legs. Maybe yours are mixes--where did you get them? I have heard that if you breed Isas each generation would be more whitish, but I wouldn't know how you could get a male since they are sold as female red sexlinks.

 

[mattsinger]

I have a few Isa brown chicks that are 9 weeks old, and they have mostly red coloring with white streaks, and very bright yellow-orange legs. Maybe yours are mixes--where did you get them? I have heard that if you breed Isas each generation would be more whitish, but I wouldn't know how you could get a male since they are sold as female red sexlinks.

Ive got 3 isa browns....from two differnt places. Neither are real redish....more of a tan and white/cream color. Isnt there also an ISA Red?

 

[Southern Ground]

I have a few Isa brown chicks that are 9 weeks old, and they have mostly red coloring with white streaks, and very bright yellow-orange legs. Maybe yours are mixes--where did you get them? I have heard that if you breed Isas each generation would be more whitish, but I wouldn't know how you could get a male since they are sold as female red sexlinks.

We got them from a local Feed Store-sort of an impulse buy. The pic below is the sign that was on their brooder. Obviously not a pic of a Cornish X. Didn't find out until afterward that we didn't want Cornish Cross (Wanted Egg layers, not Meat) so I'd be elated to find that the name was wrong and picture was right.