A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

[DemeterAD9]

I forgot to ask, what were the two chicks you bought to go along with your two impulse incubation chicks?

A splash Isbar and a royal Sussex. If I didn’t find something I liked it would have been a couple Cornish crosses for a pre-planned chicken fry.

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

A splash Isbar and a royal Sussex. If I didn’t find something I liked it would have been a couple Cornish crosses for a pre-planned chicken fry.

So they are colored egg layers. The Royal Sussex looks interesting, kind of like a Cream Legbar.

 

[DemeterAD9]

So they are colored egg layers. The Royal Sussex looks interesting, kind of like a Cream Legbar.

I like my colored layers but it's hard to get some with decent body size. Hopefully these will get bigger than the tiny cream legbar I bought last spring, she was so petite at maybe 3lbs. But really I have plenty of colored layers to work with as it is and a lot of them are fairly sizable. Maybe next year I will incorporate colored layers into the meat bird plan.

Now for an update, I ended up ordering a dozen of those eBay eggs so fingers crossed they arrive in good shape next week and I will be able to hatch something useful from them. I'll be collecting eggs from the breeding pens tomorrow too. Luckily the barred/laced girl has gone back to laying as of 2 days ago.

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

I like my colored layers but it's hard to get some with decent body size. Hopefully these will get bigger than the tiny cream legbar I bought last spring, she was so petite at maybe 3lbs. But really I have plenty of colored layers to work with as it is and a lot of them are fairly sizable. Maybe next year I will incorporate colored layers into the meat bird plan.

Now for an update, I ended up ordering a dozen of those eBay eggs so fingered crossed they arrive in good shape next week and I will be able to hatch something useful from them. I'll be collecting eggs from the breeding pens tomorrow too. Luckily the barred/laced girl has gone back to laying as of 2 days ago.

, We will stay tuned for updates. I can't wait to see what Jr. produces. emojis can be fun.

 

[Molpet]

Now for an update, I ended up ordering a dozen of those eBay eggs so fingers crossed they arrive in good shape next week and I will be able to hatch something useful from them.

Yes I am looking forward to how the eggs are packed and hatch. I had bad luck with shipped eggs

 

[DemeterAD9]

Yes I am looking forward to how the eggs are packed and hatch. I had bad luck with shipped eggs

I’ve hatched from shipped eggs 5 times and only one was a complete dud as 4/7 were cracked and the couple that started to develop quit early on. I’d be happy if 3 hatch, pleasantly surprised if I get a 50% hatch rate. I contemplated getting 2 dozen to up my chances of a pure dark Cornish but I’m trying to hold back.