Ideal Hatchery sells these, so I can't be the only one with them, but there aren't a lot of pictures around and it seems as if most people haven't heard of these.
I have wanted some for a couple of years now for a cross-breeding project, and finally getting them, they were supposed to be a housewarming present ... but between the time they were ordered and the time they were shipped, the deal went bad (literally the weekend I was supposed to be moving). So I'm not sure where I'm going to put them now, but I will figure out something as I really like them a lot! Much more than I thought I would. I suppose I was expecting them to be rather low-key, like CX, but no! These are little velociraptors! A fly got into the brooder and it was ON. They are more busy and dedicated to finding everything than any purebred I've raised, except Leghorns. And they do everything dramatically - they don't lie down to sleep, they throw themselves down, stretch out a wing, consider deeply, get up again, get a better position, heave a huge sigh and then sleep, unless ...what's that! I'm already turning the light off at night so they'll actually sleep.
They are 3 weeks old and robust, active and healthy. They had a really bad trip here and while they survived the shipping stress, my kid accidentally grabbed the wrong crumbles for a few feedings and they got non-medicated for a couple of days and I lost 3 to pasting at a week old (the other chicks I had gotten at the same time were wiped out - poor things were just getting over shipping stress and a food change was too much
), and a couple of days ago, one managed to hang itself from the heat lamp (of all the freak accidents, I did NOT see that one coming, and am still unsure just how it managed it). So while we had some losses, none are because they are delicate or difficult, they seem very hardy little things. If all goes well, six birds is enough for to start a project.
On my mutts and the banties I like, I can start to tell which are the roosters by now, but these, I've no idea. I think this picture might be a pair
I think the one in front who is intensely curious about the camera is a boy. His comb is a tiny bit broader and a touch pinker.
Not as stout as the birds shown on the White Cornish thread, but definitely a lot heavier and broader than any other breed I've raised, except CX. In this picture, you can a little bit see the broadness of one
If anyone else has any Buff Cornish, I'd love to see pictures of them!! Hopefully my picture taking skills improve as these guys grow, because I'll keep posting updates.
I have wanted some for a couple of years now for a cross-breeding project, and finally getting them, they were supposed to be a housewarming present ... but between the time they were ordered and the time they were shipped, the deal went bad (literally the weekend I was supposed to be moving). So I'm not sure where I'm going to put them now, but I will figure out something as I really like them a lot! Much more than I thought I would. I suppose I was expecting them to be rather low-key, like CX, but no! These are little velociraptors! A fly got into the brooder and it was ON. They are more busy and dedicated to finding everything than any purebred I've raised, except Leghorns. And they do everything dramatically - they don't lie down to sleep, they throw themselves down, stretch out a wing, consider deeply, get up again, get a better position, heave a huge sigh and then sleep, unless ...what's that! I'm already turning the light off at night so they'll actually sleep.
They are 3 weeks old and robust, active and healthy. They had a really bad trip here and while they survived the shipping stress, my kid accidentally grabbed the wrong crumbles for a few feedings and they got non-medicated for a couple of days and I lost 3 to pasting at a week old (the other chicks I had gotten at the same time were wiped out - poor things were just getting over shipping stress and a food change was too much
), and a couple of days ago, one managed to hang itself from the heat lamp (of all the freak accidents, I did NOT see that one coming, and am still unsure just how it managed it). So while we had some losses, none are because they are delicate or difficult, they seem very hardy little things. If all goes well, six birds is enough for to start a project. On my mutts and the banties I like, I can start to tell which are the roosters by now, but these, I've no idea. I think this picture might be a pair
I think the one in front who is intensely curious about the camera is a boy. His comb is a tiny bit broader and a touch pinker.
Not as stout as the birds shown on the White Cornish thread, but definitely a lot heavier and broader than any other breed I've raised, except CX. In this picture, you can a little bit see the broadness of one
If anyone else has any Buff Cornish, I'd love to see pictures of them!! Hopefully my picture taking skills improve as these guys grow, because I'll keep posting updates.
