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It might have been Mt. Healthy. They just don't have them listed now. I mentioned McMurray because they specifically say that their "Cornish Game Hens" ARE Cornish Cross, and I was guessing that "Cornish Game Hens" from other hatcheries might also be Cornish Cross. Your description sure...

Not Cornish Cross? I can't find them on Mt. Healthy's website, but I can find "Cornish Game Hens" on McMurray's website: https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/cornish_game_hens.html That page says they are Cornish Cross, just females only (they grow a little slower than the males) and butchered...

It can work, sometimes but not always. If the "meat birds" are Cornish Cross, they grow much faster and bigger than other chicks, they eat a lot, they can be pushy about getting their food, and they produce much more waste (poop) than other chicks (not surprising, considering how much they eat...

Some people withhold feed (so the guts are empty at butchering.) But it is quite possible to butcher a chicken with a full crop and guts. So I would say it comes down to personal preference, and what works well with each person's schedule and managment methods. Personally, I have never bothered...

If they are still young and growing, they probably will grow faster when you do that, although they will never grow as bulky and meaty as the Cornish Cross chickens you see in the stores. But if they are already grown up, they are probably not going to gain much actual muscle, just some fat. In...

Most people can't. If you buy the birds, and buy the feed, it usually costs more than buying chicken meat at the store. For Cornish Cross, the ones that grow fastest, you do not have them reproduce. Hatcheries do not have them reproduce either-- they have one kind of hen, and another kind of...