I have crossed both ways. I started with a Dark Cornish cockerel and crossed him with two Murray McMurray Cornish Roaster pullets. Then crossed the white splash pullets back. Last year I came across a 4-H project, 2 cockerels and 2 pullets. I crossed the 3/4 Dark Cornish(white) pullets with the...
(F2) 3/4 Dark Cornish - 1/4 CornishX Roaster.
Born 43.3g on 2/10/16 and has packed on 12.8g in 2 days.
Dad - "Bob" 12 pound (F1)1/2 Dark Cornish 1/2 CornishX Roaster hatched 8/20/2015 - 25 weeks
Mom - "Marion" Pure Dark Cornish
I must have a really good hen. She has never had a yolker yet. Even her doubles develop to about 16 days(these do not hatch though). She laid 6 double yolk eggs. The biggest problem with her eggs is some try to come out the small end and die. She lays 2 or more eggs every three days. I have...
My little project is turning out nicely. My birds are averaging 1 1/2 pounds at 28 days.Not as good as the Cornish Roasters from Murray McMurray hatchery chicks were 2 1/2 pounds. But, I still have my 13 week old chicks on full feed and no broken legs or ascites. So I am happy with my first gen...