Aseel Sire Cornish/Rock hens as meat cross

[bigz1983]

I am not sure you would need to ask the breeder @lpatelski but going by her results show that they don't have leg issues

Post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dark-cornish-white-rock-cross.878547/page-3#post-16250157

Posting what lpatelski posted back in 2014 so her pictures show, Bob is quite the huge Cornish/Cornishx cross

"Okay I have a little update: No records of any kind being broken here, but good healthy weights.

All the progeny below are a Pure Dark Cornish "BamBam" over a McMurray Cornish


Bob DOH(Date of Hatch) 8/20/15 is 17 weeks today and weighs 11 pounds 2.7 ounces







Bob as a youngster I used grams so he was 1448g on 9/24/15 so a little over 3 pounds at 35 days.

 

[bigz1983]

Looks like a good cross

 

[nicalandia]

Just got myself a hatchery quality Dark Cornish hen and a White Aseel rooster, let see how this goes..

 

[Compost King]

Just got myself a hatchery quality Dark Cornish hen and a White Aseel rooster, let see how this goes..

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I look forward to seeing the results.

 

[Parront]

I look forward to seeing the results.

Ditto

 

[nicalandia]

Ditto

I will keep you posted this is the Cornish Hen I was able to get my hands on it, hope to bring more of a game look and more frame with the cross of a short stock Aseel rooster(they both mature slow so that is a given) for a F1 rooster crossed with more productive hens

 

[bigz1983]

I will keep you posted this is the Cornish Hen I was able to get my hands on it, hope to bring more of a game look and more frame with the cross of a short stock Aseel rooster(they both mature slow so that is a given) for a F1 rooster crossed with more productive hens

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I'm from Michigan and I read cornish chickens can't handle the cold very well..
I wonder if buckeye or the Canadian chancetlor would be better for my area.

 

[Compost King]

I never heard anything about Cornish not handling cold and I would be shocked if that was true since they do not have a big skinny comb. However I never had them and its not cold here for very long. Maybe their feathers are different and can not retain heat as well as others. Those other 2 breeds were bred to survive the cold so they might be perfect for you.

 

[nicalandia]

I never heard anything about Cornish not handling cold and I would be shocked if that was true since they do not have a big skinny comb.

Aseels are from India so they may not handle the cold that well but Cornish were developed from Aseels/Malays/OEG/Dorking crosses in Cornwall England so they should be cold hardy.

 

[bigz1983]

Aseels are from India so they may not handle the cold that well but Cornish were developed from Aseels/Malays/OEG/Dorking crosses in Cornwall England so they should be cold hardy.

I read that the feathers on the cornish are real tight and are not good for cold weather