Cornish cross my huge egg laying hen!

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC ! Good luck with your hens .

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and a very belated welcome to BYC!
Good for her!!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your hatch. I hope the roosters were gentlemen. I wouldn't breed her too many times, I'd be worried about her bones. She does look healthy though. I hope you can keep her for a good long time. Be sure and update your thread with pictures of the chicks!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and a belated welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

@duluthralphie stop by and talk about toads...

 

[sourland]

A very belated welcome to BYC.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC We are so happy you have joined our community.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hi...

I have bred Cornish crosses.

it’s tricky to do. Some AI is needed to help the process.

Crossing them back to an old broiler breed helps.

The results can be amazing. I was getting 20 pound Toads.

The above one is a turkey and a toad.

 

[godachicken]

You have to restrict there feed. Do you do that or let her eat as much as she wants? Cornish X as pets don't usually live more then 2 years, but I think it will be a super fun experiment! I actually have a thread about Cornish X as pets, its kinda a ghost thread since no one has posted on it, but feel free to bring it back to life!

I do have her on a diet kinda. She gets 3/4 of layer crumble in the morning and before dark I give her 1/2 a cup of more food. I believe 3/4 should be good for a regular big hen, but since she’s so heavy I give her the extra 1/2 cup before sunset. I do keep her separated from the flock but right next to them. I do sometimes let her free range in a safe area for grass etc.

 

[godachicken]

Hello, welcome to BackYard Chickens! Thank you for joining our community.

Thanks. I haven’t posted till today, but have been reading posts off and on for several years. I have had chickens around 9 years I think.

Hi...

I have bred Cornish crosses.

it’s tricky to do. Some AI is needed to help the process.

Crossing them back to an old broiler breed helps.

The results can be amazing. I was getting 20 pound Toads.


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The above one is a turkey and a toad.

That is amazing! Thanks for the pictures!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi and a belated welcome!