Breeding Cornish Rocks

[rwwjsw]

I got some chicks from Tractor Supply they were suppose to be white leghorns but I think they are Cornish Rocks from the way they look. I do not know much about them other than they are huge. I was reading the information on them in McMurray catalog and it says you cannot breed them they get to large. Is this true has anybody bread them with any success or do I need to just butcher the roosters and hens (I do not need the eggs).

thanks

 

[jaku]

Yes and no- you technically CAN breed them, but most likely they will die before breeding age, and even if you are able to, you won't get the same birds as chicks because Cornish X's are hybrids. I wish you could breed them though! I'd say butcher them and eat them.

 

[rwwjsw]

Thanks they are in the freezer