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RB1 "Harambe" cockerel 5/8CX 3/8 Dark Cornish DOH 4/20/2017 egg weight: 67g Weight update Hatch weight: N/A sorry 4/30/17: 10 day - 260g 5/04/17: 14 day - 370g 5/06/17: 16 day - 445g Estimated rate of gain 445g-60g(est hatch weight)/16days = 24g/day 4/30/17 5/6/17

Dark Cornish are great eating birds all on their own. I cross them for a better rate of gain/faster growing bird. I also like a lighter feathered bird for plucking. Here are a few of my Dark Cornish/ CX cross birds: Pure Dark Cornish (4 months) 50% Dark Cornish 50% CX (3...

I used Murray McMurray's Cornish Roasters - slower growing. My birds grow faster than heritage Dark Cornish, but slower than The CX type. The group meat pics are birds taken at Cornish game hen size ~2 pounds dressed weight. My 50%DC / 50%CX birds usually attain weight by 4 to 5 weeks. I like...

Good luck with your project. I use Dark Cornish over a CX hen. I also use a high protein starter. You are on the right track. Your birds look good. I have to use vitamins in the water. Meat birds grow fast and at times they grow unevenly. Too much stress on the bone to muscle without a vitamin...