I started with 8 cornish just for the experience of raising them,I wish I had doubled that amount,I lost two so far due to some unknown problem.the other 6 are growing rapidly,its simply amazing how they grow so quickly,I had read so many good,,and bad, opinions about the cornish i decided to try for myself,its been a pleasure watching them grow and develope into what they are now,I plan on processing them at 7 weeks ,I have 12 RIR,s that will be coming out of the brooder then,I do plan on having more cornish early next spring,planning on 25,they do require a bit more attention but they are worth the extra time and expense,its really not all that much,and from what I have been told,they are delicious,they will be my meat birds in the future,I would advise anyone that is thinking on getting the cornish,,go for it,its an educational experience ,I wanted the cornish again but wife asked for the RIR,s,they are her puppies and she loves caring for them,she enjoys gathering the eggs when they start laying,,gosh,i am getting long winded here,,its so easy when you enjoy your birds,,,mxpres