10 Cornish X eggs in the incubator!

[Luvmybob]

I wanted to share this picture as well of our Cornish Cross Cross.

Here she is at 5 days old.

He's so sweet I just want to dunk him in my coffee!!

Nice Job! I like the name too... Cornish cross cross...

 

[JessicaThistle]

I say we just call our birds whatever the heck we want to since they are OUR birds. I call mine peeps, chubbies, meaties or pasture popcorn a lot of the time.

You, crazytalk, may call them whatever you would like to, which we still don't know what you want to call them since you haven't answered the question yet even though I asked it twice. The only thing I actually heard you call them was "these things", which was the whole reason I jumped into the conversation because as you know that is also not a breed nor a very nice term for these sweet birds.

Now I think I'll go visit my peeps because when I start feeling irritated and writing in potentially run on sentences, it is just time to do that.

I'd also love to hear more about the original topic of the 10 Cornish X eggs that hatched. I LOVE, LOVE those pics of those chicks!!!

 

[LindaB220]

Many of the traits that are selected for in Cornish Cross parent stock are sex linked. Many are present on only one side, and many are incompletely dominant. For instance, the dame line are genetic dwarfs - this is easily verifiable - check Avigen's or Arbor Acres, or Ross's or any of those guys catalogs. You can buy these birds.

Here's an article about the use of sex-link dwarfing in breeding cornish cross:
http://journals.cambridge.org/actio...924FC5FF8.journals?fromPage=online&aid=615912

Here's another one:
http://japr.oxfordjournals.org/content/5/4/305.full.pdf

This is something you'll have to breed out, as your birds are heterozygous for it, and some of their offspring will be homozygous and be dwarfs. It's used in the industry to produce better layers on the maternal side who need less food, and have less health issues , and lay more reliably - that's useful when you want to produce more birds, but not something you want showing up in the meat birds you're selling. Genetic dwarfism also delays the onset of maturity - the 2nd paper linked above notes that faster maturing birds have lower fertility rates.

Parent stock are also only about 10 lbs for the males, 7lbs for the females, and they don't grow as fast as the Cornish Cross - the rapid growth and huge size are a product of heterosis. There are several members on this forum who own broiler parent stock - again, you can buy these birds if you know the right people.

Read the papers. This isn't as simple as you seem to think it is.

These studies were something I've never heard of. Quite fascinating. Not for us, the little chicken growers. But something for the future.

 

[LindaB220]

Nice duluthralphie! Crazytalk is suspect...

I haven't had time to fix the chicken pen outside, pig broke his pen so that first, so they are still inside in my laundry room.
I feed them medicated chick starter and greek yogurt as a treat to help their healthy flora..

OK...NOW I came up with some names so Crazytalk can be happy....

Cornish X2 (as in squared) Yes, it's math, keep up Crazytalk..just cause I'm redneck don't mean I'm dumb.
Cornish XX
Cornish YUM
Finger licken
Fried Chicken
**** that's a big bird
Get in my pan
Get on my plate
Get in my belly
Chicken wings and baseball games
White Chicken
White chicken brown butt
Guess what chicken butt
Guess who chicken stew


OH and my favorite..... FREE!!!!!!!!!!! A little patience and a little work and I raise a healthy stock... OH Chicken Stock, another good name....


How about Cornish X...

For us free thinkers... Thank you so much for "getting me"

Bahahahahaha. "Get in my belly?" Priceless.

 

[LindaB220]

I think it'd be cool if someone could mix a Cornish x with a Jersey Giant! Anyone tried that?

I think someone did but the first 6 ir 8 mo of JG is growing the bones and carcass. Way too long and too much feed.

 

[lightchick]

Quote: Instead of calling them "Get in my belly." You should call them Gimb's and that would be way easier. Lol

 

[duluthralphie]

He's so sweet I just want to dunk him in my coffee!!

Nice Job! I like the name too... Cornish cross cross...

You mean a Cornish with a poor disposition Cross....

Or a Cornish Cross that is PI$$@D off?



I would like to cross them with a Jersey Giant too. I am thinking of getting a few of them next year..BUT SHHHHHHHHH My wife is not aware of this!

 

[Bill Matthews]

Hey everyone! I love the pictures they are awesome! I had to tell everyone that one of my Cornish. X babies is growing really big really fast, which I'm happy about. I'm gonna take a picture of him/her with my biggest tired.. weight..tired 4.05 oz., Cornish 8.70 oz.




13 days old. My other 2 Cornish x are bigger than theRIR but not as big as this Farsi. But again one was hatched 28 hours after the rest.

Take care! And all is good duluthralphie!

Dana

 

[Bill Matthews]

Would the appearance of this much larger chick validate the point that CrazyTalk was trying to make, albeit in a heavy handed overly dogmatic way?...Several years ago a missionary from, I beleive China, worked several years on a similar project....He called his birds something like Corndel Cross....They seemed to be really good meat chickens before the project ended, I recall...Seems like he used either New Hampshire or Deleware Males....You are doing something very interesting to say the least....As stupid as this may sound, you might try crossing a good Show Quality Dark Cornish BANTAM male with a few of your Cornish Cross hens....You will be amazed at the size and breasts of the of

 

[aoxa]

You mean a Cornish with a poor disposition Cross....

Or a Cornish Cross that is PI$$@D off?



I would like to cross them with a Jersey Giant too. I am thinking of getting a few of them next year..BUT SHHHHHHHHH My wife is not aware of this!

Just make sure it is a true JG and not a hatchery JG, because they have big issues with growth as is.

I think a White Rock would be the best.. I would love to keep them white, because the pin feathers that are coloured look terrible.

Note that my Cornish Cross Cross is now 24 weeks old and started laying at 19ish weeks. She was broody at 22 weeks old, so I am guessing she was laying at least 3 weeks prior.

I had two of them, but the fox got the bigger girl.