I am raising some for meat now and they sure are growing fast!
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Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chickens are the standard meat chicken for the American market. Sometimes call broilers or Cornish/Rocks.
Although it is NOT a breed of chicken, it is a cross or hybrid of some very secret breed lines for the sole purpose of gaining weight as rapidly as possible.
The first attempts at "Hybrid" meat birds was in the 1930's and was the dominate commercial bird by the 1960's.
Modern broilers are typically a third generation offspring (an F2 hybrid). The broiler's four grandparents come from four different strains, two of which produce the male parent line and two of which provide the female parent line, which are in turn mated to provide the broilers. The double cross protects the developer's unique genetics as strains cannot be reproduced from the broiler offspring.
In 2003, approximately 42 billion broilers were produced, 80% of which were produced by four companies: Aviagen, Cobb-Vantress, Hubbard Farms, and Hybro making them arguably, the most popular chicken to raise.
Although it is NOT a breed of chicken, it is a cross or hybrid of some very secret breed lines for the sole purpose of gaining weight as rapidly as possible.
The first attempts at "Hybrid" meat birds was in the 1930's and was the dominate commercial bird by the 1960's.
Modern broilers are typically a third generation offspring (an F2 hybrid). The broiler's four grandparents come from four different strains, two of which produce the male parent line and two of which provide the female parent line, which are in turn mated to provide the broilers. The double cross protects the developer's unique genetics as strains cannot be reproduced from the broiler offspring.
In 2003, approximately 42 billion broilers were produced, 80% of which were produced by four companies: Aviagen, Cobb-Vantress, Hubbard Farms, and Hybro making them arguably, the most popular chicken to raise.
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User Reviews: Cornish Cross
May 5, 2012 at 6:41 pm
April 23, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Pros: Huge Breast Meat
Cons: Dirty,Sad,Eats a LOT
Cons: Dirty,Sad,Eats a LOT
I'm really torn on what I feel about the breed. They were very active when they were a couple weeks old and then they just got so heavy that they didn't do much moving at all. I constantly had to clean them up because they would lay right next to the feeder in their poo. So they got regular baths to clean them up. They could only take a couple steps and had to sit down for a while. I found this very heart breaking that they couldn't have "normal chicken lives" We feed them flock raiser for 5 weeks and the last 3 weeks we switched to meatbird food. (No Hormones or Antibiotics) But when it came to slaughter this last weekend. The breast meat was huge!! I've never seen breast meat that big. We cooked it up that night and tasted great. And had enought left over from one breast to serve about 4 people. I don't like dark meat so this breed is perfect. but it is just so hard to watch them live like that.
January 17, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Pros: fast growing meat chicken
Cons: can have leg problems if over weight
Cons: can have leg problems if over weight
I love this breed! In just 6 to 8 weeks they are ready to be processed and eaten. They are very calm and easy to care for. Just watch out for legs problems.
January 25, 2012 at 4:56 am
Article: Cornish Cross
Breed Details: A Cornish X will weigh about 3 times that of a Buff Orpington (dual purpose breed) at 5 weeks! From hatch to slaughter weight in 6 to 8 weeks, some hatcheries claim 9 1/2 pounds in 10.5 weeks! Processing is much easier with Cornish X's than a dual-purpose bird because they have very little feathering at slaughter age. Probably the only other reason why this bird is used so much by the processing/packing industry. Cornish X's are not self-sufficient. The best results after brooding seem to come from those who raise in a chicken tractor, moved daily (sometimes more), and a ration of high protein feed. Rationing the feed 12 on, 12 off, seems to encourage the Cornish X to forage and get some exercise. If not, they tend to stay right by the feeder making a very concentrated mess. Some problems that may occur if pushed (or even just because of their genetics) are heart attacks, broken legs, and FLIP. The reason for the main image is because that is their intended purpose... FOOD!! Yummy!!!! |
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