Dark Cornish-White Rock cross?

[Hummingbird Hollow]

I know that poultry processers prefer white birds because they dress out prettier and faster without the dark pin feathers. i don't know for a fact whether this is why Dark Cornish aren't used in commercial crosses but it would make sense.

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

Isn't almost all white plumage dominate color. SO even if the cross was Breed x Breed, breed x Breed As long as 1 of the parents are white a good chance that white will be dominate coloring. Double chances if both parent birds are white. So even with a dark Cornish in the mix, even if 2/4 grandparent birds are dark, white SHOULD still be dominate and give you a white feathered bird.

 

[Hummingbird Hollow]

Isn't almost all white plumage dominate color. SO even if the cross was Breed x Breed, breed x Breed As long as 1 of the parents are white a good chance that white will be dominate coloring. Double chances if both parent birds are white. So even with a dark Cornish in the mix, even if 2/4 grandparent birds are dark, white SHOULD still be dominate and give you a white feathered bird.

No idea, you may be right.

 

[frenchblackcopper]

This is what I thought but being more into Peafowl genetics wasn't sure. With Peacocks Blue is always dominate. I'm not afraid of black pin feathers cause I have a buddy that made a great homemade plucker.30 seconds of bouncing around inside of it and you might need to spend 5 minutes checking for straggler pin feathers.Next is to find Heritage Dark Cornish as well as Heritage White rocks for foundation birds.

 

[ftpagain]

This is what I thought but being more into Peafowl genetics wasn't sure. With Peacocks Blue is always dominate. I'm not afraid of black pin feathers cause I have a buddy that made a great homemade plucker.30 seconds of bouncing around inside of it and you might need to spend 5 minutes checking for straggler pin feathers.Next is to find Heritage Dark Cornish as well as Heritage White rocks for foundation birds.

we are planning on crossing dark cornish and white rock for meat. can you share your findings? did you find the birds you were looking for? did you like the results?

 

[frenchblackcopper]

I've just now found someone willing to ship me some eggs and they are pure white large fowl cornish from one of the older breeders that raised and showed them many years ago. It won't be until next spring now until any would be old enough to breed with but the search was worth it.

 

[JRNash]

I'd be interested in this also. I looked everywhere for LF white cornish. Ended up ordering dark cornish from macmurray.

 

[JRNash]

My white rocks,white giants and dark Cornish will be here Wednesday. I wish i could have found LF white cornish

 

[kfacres]

I've just now found someone willing to ship me some eggs and they are pure white large fowl cornish from one of the older breeders that raised and showed them many years ago. It won't be until next spring now until any would be old enough to breed with but the search was worth it.

Don't know where you are from, but I can't be far from you. We dispersed our Cornish early this summer. Had 3 colors of them. For the right money, I might be able to find some of them for a meat bird project again.

 

[frenchblackcopper]

kfacres,,I live on the far eastern side of Illinois south of Watseka,,if that helps?Yes I'm interested if you want to pm me more info?