Cornish Rocks vs Cornish Cross?

[johnsons-r-us]

Are these the same bird? I've been seeing the different terms and haven't been able to figure out if these two refer to the same bird?

Thank you!

 

[galanie]

Yes, they do refer to the same bird. You also see them called Cornish X.

 

[johnsons-r-us]

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Thank you! That helps a lot....trying to decide what to do for my first meaties....and don't really want to go that route. I thought maybe the c.rocks were different. I'm looking at white rocks for dp birds to add to my little flock next spring...along with a couple of leghorns.

 

[kfacres]

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Thank you! That helps a lot....trying to decide what to do for my first meaties....and don't really want to go that route. I thought maybe the c.rocks were different. I'm looking at white rocks for dp birds to add to my little flock next spring...along with a couple of leghorns.

leghorns don't make a very good dual purpose bird... but they make one of the best single purpose ones...

 

[Illia]

Cornish Rock
Cornish X
Cornish Cross
Cornish Game Hen
Broiler
Meatie
Rock Cross



All the same thing.

 

[johnsons-r-us]

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Ok, I had no idea that broiler and cornish game hens were the same thing either. And I thought meaties were any of the kinds that were raised for meat birds....like if I had white rocks that were being raised as meat birds I would call them meaties? Kind of like a term of endearment

 

[kfacres]

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and CX

and have heard them refered to as cornrock