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P.S. Great to see other folks on here from Maine blueseal (another BYC member) is just down the road in Warren, but I haven't noticed him in meat bird forums. Sorry, I don't know the answer about the foraging. But, I do know that the Cornish Crosses will be quite disappointed that the food...

Quote: Cornish Crosses, including the Cobb broiler, can be grown to eight pounds in under nine weeks. A plain Cornish (no cross) will take months to reach that weight.

Quote: You lost me! The entire reason folks are likely to beat a path to your door is because your product is better than the other guy's Small quibble: I think it should be "because they consider your product to be better than". Different people will have different ideas of what "better" means.

Quote: It is my understanding that the commercial breeders of Cornish Cross broilers keep four grandparent lines for use in generating the Cornish Crosses that arrive in our grocery stores. These lines may have originated with Cornish and Rocks, but they no longer are what you would say match...

Quote: One thing we do know is that they are not a breed. I would call them a "hybrid" or a "crossbreed". Like it or not, there will be reasonable objection if they are referred to as a "breed".

Quote: Too late: https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/easter_eggers/24555 Why are you fighting me on this? What's wrong with information on Cornish X's?? I figured that was the case, it was meant as something of a joke. I don't actually see any reason why Cornish Crosses shouldn't be...

Next thing you know, someone will be asking for an Easter Egger breed page!

Quote: I guess the question then becomes: what breed is pure?

Quote: A Buckeye isn't a true breed?