Cornish Thread

[big medicine]

What do your dark cornish hens/roos dress out to and at what ages? Do you feed them higher protein to get to a higher weight?

Mine are really compact but pretty heavy. I'm wondering if it would behoove me to wait a bit longer to process. They're about 3 months old. They are NOT cornish cross.

Extra points for use of the word behoove in your question.

 

[tileman@prodigBird Raiser]

You don't process extra roos?

I do but I do it based on when I cull for showbirds so it can be anytime.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Extra points for use of the word behoove in your question.

Not a problem. Glad I could entertain. Dictionary.reference.com does list it as archaic.

Anyway, I'm just wondering how much more I'm going to get out of these chickens meat-wise if I keep growing them out. I'm going to keep 3 nice specimens for breeding, but the other 7 have to go to freezer camp. Are they going to be significantly more meaty in another 4 weeks or so?

 

[NJNick]

Hello
tileman
Can you post some pics of your Cornish.
I may want to purchase some.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Not a problem. Glad I could entertain. Dictionary.reference.com does list it as archaic.

Anyway, I'm just wondering how much more I'm going to get out of these chickens meat-wise if I keep growing them out. I'm going to keep 3 nice specimens for breeding, but the other 7 have to go to freezer camp. Are they going to be significantly more meaty in another 4 weeks or so?

I think it would be worth it to wait another 4 weeks on them. I did some a different ages last fall and I think at 4 months they are very much worth processing and making a good sized bird. I am sure they are still meaty already, just because they are Cornish

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Thank you for the response. I will wait.

 

[silkielover5]

Just ordered some Cornish from cackle (I know they won't be SQ but I had a gift certicate about to expire lol ) planning on crossing them to naked necks but anyone breeding spangled Cornish bantams? Would love some eggs!!!!

 

[kfacres]

I have dark Cornish pairs for sale. Maybe some blacks. Can ship once it gets warmer. I'm I'm NY. $50-$75 a pair

I am not interested:

but to clarify for everyone else:

are these big birds, or bantams.?

 

[tileman@prodigBird Raiser]

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I am not interested:

but to clarify for everyone else:

are these big birds, or bantams.?

Bantams

 

[Papalote Roos]

My hatchery dark Cornish hens are laying eggs. I have a rooster that has mated with them. I've put one egg under another hen that's brooding right now. I hope it was fertile. Got about 18 more days to go.