Cornish Thread

[Fat Daddy]

I have always had the same motto too... In the world of LF WLR, you will likely be forced to settle for the best you can find, with a "long term project" frame of mind... but working a line and making it your own is what makes it worth the trouble! Keep us posted, would love to be able to give your contact info to those in search of good WLR's....

 

[trifecta]

Thank you! I will join the groups and see what I can find. I am of the mindset that it takes as much space and feed to have a quality bird as it does a poor quality one. I

To put it in perspective it took me about 18 months to find some decent looking Cornish, and I got lucky that one of the 4 I purchased is a WLR hen. I'm waiting until she finishes moulting to put up any pics of her as she is def a bit scraggly looking right now. Fingers crossed she is still young enough that she is laying... they are all going under lights when I get back from vacation so I'll see if I can kickstart some eggs out of the trio.

 

[Dave C]

This is one of mine in the Broody Coop, so not looking her best.

We call them Jubilee in the Uk.

 

[spangledcornish]

View attachment 552052 This is one of mine in the Broody Coop, so not looking her best.

We call them Jubilee in the Uk.

there is a slight difference in Jubilee and WLR as the white laced reds are a single laced bird and the males are also laced vs. the Jubilee which is also recognized is double laced and patterned similar to a dark.

here are a couple picture of our bantam WLR

 

[Fat Daddy]

Nice birds..... large fowl marked like these are rare...

 

[spangledcornish]

Nice birds..... large fowl marked like these are rare...

Thanks, it takes a lot of birds to hatch out to get the right paint on the barn if you will

A few names to check out for Show quality WLR large fowl are Clay Mills in MI, Brent Bryan MS, Gary Agajanian CA, Tom Roebuck VA, and Richard Tigney in VA

 

[Dave C]

there is a slight difference in Jubilee and WLR as the white laced reds are a single laced bird and the males are also laced vs. the Jubilee which is also recognized is double laced and patterned similar to a dark.

here are a couple picture of our bantam WLRView attachment 657445 View attachment 657446

Very nice WLR bantams

I don't breed for any particular lacing quality, just utility.

And if a nice bird hatched out, result.

 

[yoopergirl1211]

Ho! Both of my Cornish chicks have these bulges. Is it normal?? Non of the other breeds with them have it.

 

[Fat Daddy]

I moved the first 10 of this years white Cornish to a outside pen today. They are 7 and 8 weeks old. These will likely be butchered in a few weeks. I love them grilled as game hen size birds..... At 10 weeks old they are usually a bit too much for a one person meal.... This is one of those places where excess is a GOOD thing!

 

[CLSranch]

Ho! Both of my Cornish chicks have these bulges. Is it normal?? Non of the other breeds with them have it.View attachment 1019977

It looks like a full crop after eating. After a while it should go down then they'll eat again. Cornish do eat a little more than some other breeds.