cornish from Welp?

[chix4smokin]

Has anybody had good luck with cornish from Welp hatcheries? I'm looking at ordering from them this year.

 

[matte]

Yes, we've had 4 orders of Welp's Cornish X's. We have had very good luck with them. Following Welp's strict feed guidelines (feed removal periods) we have only lost one bird out of 100!

 

[chix4smokin]

thanks, that's the answer i was hoping to hear. I'm ordering 175 for April. they have a good price shipped out here

 

[the simple life]

I have ordered from the several times, I just got 200 from them last week and only lost one in transit.
They have good customer service.

 

[dancingbear]

Are you asking about standard Cornish, or broilers, the Cornish-cross meat birds? 'Cos they are not the same, not at all.

 

[the simple life]

I believe Welp only carries the cornish cross. I have ordered from them several times and I don't remember them offering any the standard on their website.

 

[Tad]

just sent the last 27 of the welp broilers I ordered to freezer camp this morning, they are enjoying a afternoon in the arctic pool and salon as we speak!!

one thing, I did notice on MY welp birds versus ideals, I didnt have any flip, but i did get 6 crazy dwarfs???

 

[dancingbear]

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They have 3 colors of standard Cornish. Dark, White Laced Red, and Buff. They're on this page, http://www.welphatchery.com/search_...xtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtFromSearch=fromSearch which I found by entering "Cornish" in site search. They aren't listed under the meat birds where you look for broilers. They're in the 'Rare and Unusual' section.

 

[the simple life]

Ah, thats why. I would have been looking under meat birds only when I go to Welp.

 

[dancingbear]

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You're not likely find standard Cornish under meat birds, in hatchery catalog. That's usually only for fast growing meaties. (and excess roos of other breeds sold as "smaller, lighter fryers", "scrawny" is more like it) That includes the so-called slow broilers, they still grow pretty fast, just slower than the 6-8 week birds. Standard Cornish are slow growers.