BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[gjensen]

Be careful with small coops with metal siding etc. in the summer, and in the heat. It does not take long to cook a bird.

 

[JRNash]

gjensen, Is there a way to get my dark cornish to "throw" white offspring? This isn't aimed at producing a Cx. I prefer white poultry for the most part for aesthetic reasons. Finding LF white cornish has proved all but impossible. I've also wondered about using a white bantam cockrel over a dc. Would that work?

 

[hellbender]

@JRNash ...do you have anything against the White Chanteclers? A friend with considerable understanding of chicken color genetics tells me that If I were to cover a Dark Cornish hen with a White Chantecler cock...then cover the offspring with White Chantecler....ALL offspring will be white.

Just throwing that out there.....

Here is his exact quote...




"I don't know how the white Chanteclers were made. If I can assume that they are made from recessive white on a partridge base, then all the pullet should come out looking like very dark Chanteclers and the cockerels should look like a mix between the two with varying shades of Partridge Chantecler/Dark Cornish colors. Recessive white will only show up again when the F1s are bred together or you breed them back to a white parent stock. This is assuming that the Dark Cornish does not carry recessive.
Have fun trying these out and be sure to send me some pictures of how they turn out! Sounds like a very interesting project!"

 

[JRNash]

@Hellbender, no i don't have anything against them at all. As a matter of fact i think the whites are one of the prettiest breeds Ive seen

 

[JRNash]

I really like the body type,the stance of the birds.

 

[JRNash]

The problem is all Ive ran across is the buff color.

 

[JRNash]

Basically the problem I have is wanting SOP white Cornish. As it's been pointed out (and is finally sinking in) You are NOT going to get close to SOP from hatchery stock. The breeds I have,though very much enjoyed are just to for from the standards. The older they get the more obvious it's becoming.

 

[JRNash]

My white giants,color is off on the majority of legs. My Dark Cornish for the most part look to "slight" of body.
There are a couple in each group that look nice. It's frustrating.

 

[ronott1]

I would check to see if they can take Texas heat. They are Canadian after all.

 

[hellbender]

Basically the problem I have is wanting SOP white Cornish. As it's been pointed out (and is finally sinking in) You are NOT going to get close to SOP from hatchery stock. The breeds I have,though very much enjoyed are just to for from the standards. The older they get the more obvious it's becoming.

Sorry. All along, I had NO idea that you were interested in going the SOP route. And you are correct...Taking the sow's ear (hatchery birds) and coming up with silk purses rarely even happens in the movies anymore. You may need to join some clubs and go to some poultry shows (if they ever start up again...ah, they will)...and find the breeders of the types of birds you seek.

Good luck!!!!!