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Cornish do lay eggs, but they tend to be small eggs and they aren't all that prolific as layers. So, people tend to get them for their meat (I do) rather than a bird to keep them in eggs. You can eat any bird, I reckon, but some are a waste of time and feed. Leghorns are great layers...
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Sure you can, depending on what your goals are. I don't judge people who want to raise the Cornish X, but I understand completely why someone wouldn't, since I don't.
Personally, I believe in answering the question that was asked, rather than the one that wasn't.
Well, it isn't technically a breed, I don't think, since it is a hybrid, but seems to me JM Hatchery's Freedom Rangers might fit the bill. They are bred to grow fast and get big, but not nearly as fast or big as the Cornish X you have heard horror stories about. I've heard very good things...