BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[Beer can]

Ok my big boy tree beard got a flock of lovely ladies View attachment 1219916 here he is next to one of my turkens and you can see his size

What is he?

 

[aliciaplus3]

What is he?

He is a mystery bird..... someone gave him to me they said he was a leghorn.... um no, sorry he is 14 pounds defiantly not a leghorn. I am hoping that he will lend his size to my meat line.... make some good eating boys. I had a suggestion that he might be a white rock??? I don't really know, he is mellow and not people aggressive so that encourages me.

 

[holm25]

He's not a White Rock. Probably a smaller CornishX.

 

[Dani4Hedgies]

Hello I just found this thread and only read back until Nov but was I'm trying my hand at making a "Toad" line aka Crossing CXC back to Heavy dual birds in an effect to make a self sustaining meat bird line that you can raise rather then consisting having to buy meat birds. I have Cornish Crosses, Dark Cornish chicks coming next month to begin and I also have a couple NN chicks that are about 8-12 wks old as well as plenty of my other big dual breeds (English Orps, Brahmas) to cross out with. After reading about how big and good NN are I'm glad I grabbed a couple and will def add them to my "Toad" line and see how they do. Am so glad to have this thread cause I am as interested in raising meat animals as well as pets and this seems full of information.

 

[holm25]

Hello I just found this thread and only read back until Nov but was I'm experiencing make a "Toad" line aka Crossing CXC back to Heavy dual birds in an effect to make a self sustaining meat bird line that you can raise rather then consisting having to buy meat birds. I have Cornish Crosses, Dark Cornish chicks coming next month to begin and I also have a couple NN chicks that are about 8-12 wks old as well as plenty of my other big dual breeds (English Orps, Brahmas) to cross out with. After reading about how big and good NN are I'm glad I grabbed a couple and will def add them to my "Toad" line and see how they do. Am so glad to have this thread cause I am as interested in raising meat animals as well as pets and this seems full of information.

Did you. Get your first Toads from Ralphie?

 

[Dani4Hedgies]

Did you. Get your first Toads from Ralphie?

Nope as I live in Kansas however I am talking and working with Ralph (using his Toad making formula) and the hope is that we will do some swapping of eggs/chicks/juv in the future to help spread out the line and to add new blood and see what works best for everyone to be able to raise Toads.

 

[aliciaplus3]

He's not a White Rock. Probably a smaller CornishX.

I am not overly familiar with the cornishx nor have I ever seen a bird as big as this white roo, at this point in time I know he was born in the early spring, so maybe march? and was not given any special diet so???? I really don't know what he is but he is healthy with no apparent issues that I can tell so I will hatch some eggs from him and my girls and see what we get.

 

[Beer can]

Looks like a hatchery Plymouth rock to me? Could possibly have some leghorn in it. Any cx roosters I've seen that size are much broader/fatter and look like they're going to die not healthy like that.

 

[aliciaplus3]

Looks like a hatchery Plymouth rock to me? Could possibly have some leghorn in it. Any cx roosters I've seen that size are much broader/fatter and look like they're going to die not healthy like that.

I kind of thought he must be some kind of dual purpose but so many of them can come in white so??? I am very excited to see what his babies come out looking like, especially the ones out of the NN

 

[Beer can]

Ralphie's birds are something! Inspiration definitely.
A NN addition will be beneficial IMHO.
Cooler birds in the summer less stress and naked necks I heard need less protein cause they don't put as much into feathers?
I had planned on crossing my NN' s to cx but haven't yet. I hadn't planned on a NN giant cross but am thinking I will. Think I'll put the giant rooster with the NN hens and the NN rooster with the giants. Then mark eggs keep track of chicks and see what/if which swapparoo makes nicer birds.
I'm thinking the cross might make a bigger bone sturdier bird for eventual crossing with cx.
Planning on a Easter day hatch with them.
I don't think the giant cock will squish the NNs, when I crossed him to silkies they survived Lol!
I don't think I've posted this here? If so I can't remember everything lol.