Buckeye X Cornish X breeding project. Third generation pics pg. 20

[Bossroo]

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Hint: You might want to trim off the dirty feathers on their butts to improve fertility of their eggs.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I have thought of that of course. It's to cold to wash them right now and I have wondered if prickly trimmed half feather might detour the roo more than help . . . So far fertility is 100% anyway. I will wash them though when it warms up and I have an extra person to help!

 

[Kim_NC]

Im watching! LOL

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Was wondering if anyone has used a purebred cornish male on Buckeye females for a meat bird? Have some bantams coming in this week and chose buff cornish as my packing peanuts, 2 females and 3 males. Would like to mate a cornish male to some of my Buckeye females.

 

[Barred Rocker]

What made you decide on a Buckeye roo. Just curious, is it more desirable, say, over a rock or a jersey giant?

 

[Brunty_Farms]

I chose the buckeye, because they were a breed that was developed in Ohio for the sole purpose of being a good broiler at 14-16 weeks.

Plus the lines I have are about 2 pounds heavier than the average buckeyes that are out there. This particular line has been bred for 7 years now and has shown great results.

My plan is to breed the hens back to a cornish x rock male... but who knows... I will play with it for a while and see what happens.

I didn't want to choose a giant as they are too slow to mature... they grow bone structure before meat so they don't fill out good until about 22-24 weeks. I didn't choose the rocks because I can't find a good enough breeder that has good quality rocks available.

 

[Barred Rocker]

Thanks for the info. I'm very interested to see what you achieve. I'm going to be ordering my first batch of CX in a few weeks. I'm new to the meat scene so I'm going to checking this forum often this year.

 

[Brunty_Farms]

Alright!! We have our first eggs from these ladies. Good size eggs for pullet eggs but very uniform and great size. Very light in color, almost white but with a tint. I have been collecting buckeye eggs all week and finally decided to check and see if the Cornish x's were laying yet.... and sure thing they were.

Update on health issues... so far I have had one go down with a leg problem from the roosters weight on the hen. She is doing great, really rebounded from the injury... took about 2 weeks for her to heal up. However in all fairness I have a buckeye hen that is now walking with a limp due to these buckeye roosters, these guys are truly impressive.

Here is the pic... hope all of you like them! Will keep you updated on incubation process.

 

[SteveH]

Nice eggs , thanks for the update . Best wishes for a good hatch .

 

[TimG]

Have you weighed your Buckeyes? I'm curious about live weight of the mature birds, Buckeyes and Cornish Cross for that matter.