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Doing a meat breed comparison, White Rocks and Cornish X
YUP !!! When you process early there is a less of a chance of losses. Lot less fuss and mess ! The meat is oh so TENDER . As for demand... many grocery stores in our neighborhood that offer the ready to eat Cornish Game Hens are mostly / nearly always sold out. For private sales, one needs...- Bossroo
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Doing a meat breed comparison, White Rocks and Cornish X
I harvest my straight run CornishX between 30-35 days ( depending on favoirable weather, other plans, etc) ... average processed weight is 1 1/2 + /- lbs.- Bossroo
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Doing a meat breed comparison, White Rocks and Cornish X
My parents before me ( my father was a Veterinarian) and now myself have raised the so called " dual purpose" chickens ( not the hatchery kind, but selectivey bred for performance) for well over half a century. Then, about 3 years ago, I came upon the CornishX and did a side by side...- Bossroo
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Doing a meat breed comparison, White Rocks and Cornish X
The CornishX is not your average backyard chicken ! The problem is not the CornishX. They were selectively bred to be the most efficient converter of feed to meat in all of chickendom. The real issue is the feed management / husbandry issue... I have raised hundreds of the CornishX in the...- Bossroo
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