Anyone breed their own cornish x's?

[Bone143]

Just curious but to those few that have breeders do they continue to eat like hatchlings or finally level out on feed LOL I just couldnt see keeping any to breed for the trouble, time and money personally. I raise about 30 to 50 and cant wait til its processing day to be here so I can get rid of the aggrevations of them honestly. My laying hens are so soo easy and cheep in comparison to these food scarfing water drinking poop machines I just cant imagine trying to maintain them year around personally.

 

[Bettacreek]

I did 400lbs in 5 weeks with 11 cornish cross, 15 layer breed, 4 turkeys and 3 ducks. So, about a t3hird of a pound per bird. So, I'd say maybe a half pound per cornish per day? That's about $0.12/day. They're actually pretty good layers of jumbo eggs (even as pullets), so it's way worth it to me.

 

[enel 1]

here is one of them...its hard to get a pic with them moving around. I have 3 of tbeze in with my DC

they are non hatchery production type RIR roo over a cobb500 hen

 

[Bettacreek]

 

[Bettacreek]

Those are from this fall, when the yard was green and not a brown quagmire. Everyone is a muddy, off-white color now. No more pristine birds!

 

[enel 1]

PRIRxCX

 

[kfacres]

PRIRxCX

Not to be rude, but do you have any pictures showing this bird next to either parent, or something else for a idea of size?

 

[enel 1]

I'll give it a try in the morning i can may be get a pick with her next to one of my older hens but they are allready much bigger then any of the adult hens at 4 months old.

 

[mstricer]

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That turkey looks like my midget white, is that what it is?

 

[Bettacreek]

She's a bbw hen. The conish x hen by her is a 15lb hussy, so she makes the bbw hen look kind of small, lol.