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CornishX can do just fine in heat. I'm in N FL, and surrounded by commercial chicken farms. It won't kill them. But you do have to give some real thought to coop and run design. /edit Rather than be vague about it, I'll offer details. The commercial operations around me use glorified...

My young but older (4-6 month) birds are leaner than what you get at the grocery, and taste more like turkey than chicken, if that helps you imagine in what direction the flavors tend to trend. They have to be cooked till a bit more done - a full 175, not 165 and carry over - with slower, wet...

I'm using an incubator now, with high fail rates, still dialing things in. Your plan should anticipate very high losses early on, and moderate losses once you have the kinks out. We had 100% loss on our first five duck eggs, and the incubator was tied up for a month. Started 12 chicken eggs...

I have Hatchery Dark Brahma myself - was eager to add them to the flock because they tend to be better winter layers than many breeds, and as dual purpose go, they get bigger - bigger than most. Also, I find my dark brahma to be very alert and good free rangers, helping to protect the less alert...