LOVE LOVE LOVE CORNISH! Couldn't say enough about this wonderful breed. I originally got them for meat, but now use them for pets, breeders, and broodies.
I love their personalities, for one. They are very active, alert, pugnacious birds, and very curious and friendly as well. They can be aggressive with other birds, so they need plenty of space - they'll usually be the top dogs in the flock.
They have great meat uses. Slow growing but they get very big - hatchery birds run maybe 6-7 pounds for females and anywhere from 8-11 pounds for males. Breeder stock females tend to go 8-9 pounds and cocks 10-12. Crosses over laying birds yields nice dual purpose birds - decent layers with heavy bodies.
The one thing they aren't good for is laying. They lay big eggs but very seasonal and poor quantities. They are incredibly broody, which is good if that's what you want them for but drops egg production even more.
I've had Cornish in all sizes and varieties, Bantam Black, Bantam Jubilee, Standard Dark, LOTS of hybrids thereof. I will own them as long as I own chickens!
Diving back in- but chickens won’t live with me, thoughts?
