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I don’t understand why so many people on here think badly about the Cornish rocks. People need to understand that just because this is a high yield production breed, they can be raised at home in a good environment. Everyone is dissing the bird, the birds are not the problem. The commercially...

Cornish rocks’ health depends on who is raising them. I have been raising them happy and healthy from home. They produce excellent meat. They do grow fast, but if taken care of and treated humanely they still can produce excellent meat and even profits. My babies ate 2 1/2 bags of feed(22%...

When you raise your own Cornish rocks or CX you can feed them better quality food and raise them in a much better cleaner environment, so I wouldn’t mix the birds themselves, just the way commercial growers raise them. If done right they do produce a quality high protein juicy bird for the...

We play and cuddle our meat birds, they are out in a chicken tractor that I move every day. I give them clean fresh water everyday. They have shade and grass. My chicken tractors I built are 6’x8’ , I feed them as much 22% protein food they want during the day, but they also eat bugs and plants...

If you are wanting a quality tender meat the meat birds need a different diet from your regular birds. They need a higher protein content food. I use Cornish rocks they have very tender juicy meat usually only take 7-8 weeks hatch to table. The Rhode Island Plymouth Rock will make a nice meat...

The Cornish cross need a different diet at least 22-24% protein. They need to be allowed to eat 24/7 for 2-3 weeks then 12 hours feed 12 hours no feed and as much water as they can get. They will be ready to butcher between 7-9 weeks. I did mine at 7 weeks they 6 out of 9 were over 6 pounds...

How old are they? The nutritional needs of meat birds and layer birds are significantly different. Do the white ones have an insatiable appetite? They could be White rocks Leghorns or Cornish rocks. I suggest taking one of the white ones to the county extension agent to see if they can help you...