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Me too... I have the "red broiler" "straight run" and dark cornish "straight run" from Ideal. The red broiler is RIR and Dark Cornish cross.... I am planning on keeping all hens Cornish and Broiler and breeding them back to Cornish or Heavy Rooster to see the results ... I will enjoy the...

Thanks! I will get high protein broiler feed and hear that many flock owners use a straight 20% the whold time to prevent too fast growth..... But I am debating the 23% and reducing to 20% later. Speed is not what I am after.... even 12/14 weeks for a good solid 7/8 lb is better than pushing a...

Quote: Thanks for your wisdom! this is exactly the plan. I will plan to cross the dark cornish roo over orpingtons/white rock/and even try a jersey gian cross. I too do not want to keep buying chickens each year. I would like to hatch a batch of 40 eggs and have them all raised and in my...

Thanks but if I end up with a chicken type that is 8/10 lbs and good enough to process at 12/16 weeks then this is what I am hoping for....not a bird that will die of heart failure and needs attention all of the time. (even with a restricted diet!) I think if I hatch my own eggs and process...

I have heard so many stories about cornish cross problems and I live in a very hot climate. I am planning on crossiing a dark cornish standard 8/9 lbs with a white rock 8/9 lbs (male can be cornish or white rock over the opposite female) What can I expect? I know that if I buy broilers year...