Cornish Cross issues.. Help?

[sydbill]

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I just read an article about cornish cross chickens and realized that I made a mistake in ordering this bread.the rest of my chicks are great except for the cornish cross bread.they are growing faster than there bodies can take.Try this aricle.www.themodernhomestead.us or go to google and type in problems with cornish cross chickens and it is the first site to pop up.Good luck.

 

[sydbill]

I too am having this problem try reading www.themodernhomestead.us There seems to be alot of problems with these very rapid growing chickens.

 

[sydbill]

Well I just got back in from the coop and now I have one cornish cross on its back and it appears to be having a heart attack.This is so terrible and I feel so bad for purchasing something that was suppose to grow at such a rate.In my mind I really knew better.Now the chicks and myself will suffer this loss,but what a lesson learned.

 

[jBlaze]

Kim, How are yours doing now?

SydBill, can you tell us more about them? What % protein? Vitamens in the water? ?
Hopefully someone will have some ideas. - Did you try the search?

 

[Beekissed]

Ever since I've been on BYC, I've wondered why everyone was trying to grow these birds so fast. What is the hurry? They will consume the same amount of food whether you feed it quickly or give them regular rations over a longer period of time.

I know these birds are born to eat but maybe we are manipulating something that shouldn't have been manipulated? Commercial growers don't really care about losses, they are an accepted risk...but us backyard growers have a little more at stake. Why risk that by trying to feed and produce as quickly as the commercial growers?

No offense to the OP at all...these are just general questions that I've been pondering and was wondering if they are not appropriate to ask ourselves when our birds start to die from quick growth and high protein diets. Who says we have to feed them so darn much?

 

[Bossroo]

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There is no problem to successfully raise the Cornish X for those people that take the time to educate themselves on proper husbandry practices for this line of birds and then FOLLOW that protocal. Just read the many fine threads on this very subject here on this forum. I have raised the dual purpose breeds for 6 decades and then 3 years ago I switched to the Cornish X. There is no comparison to feed conversion rate, quality and quantity of very flavorful meat in a very short time frame in favor of the Cornish X. I don't have to carry over , feed , and care for a group of breeders over the undproductive winter months. So a great savings of feed and labor. I have now raised them into the hundreds and never experienced any problems ( except for a few that were DOA upon receiving here and there)... only the rewards of great BarB Ques as well as lots of free TIME to enjoy our grandkids.

 

[sydbill]

Well I guess I have not FOLLOWED the guide lines as well as you have and THANK YOU so very much for pointing this out.But from the info. I have gathered there are alot of us that are not FOLLOWING proper procedures for raising this chicken.

 

[nursecat9]

I got 25 cornish x from Welp on April 9. 1 died at 1 week. We are on week 7 and no more losses. I got 50 more from Welp last week. Found 1 dead the next morning...none since. All seem to be doing great so far. Good luck. This is my first time with this breed as well.