Cornish rooster over white rock hen?

[Newchickenguy]

Has anyone ever crossed a Dark Cornish rooster with a white rock hen? If so what are the chicks like as far as there growth rate and size. Yes I know that it will not be like a store bought chicken as it takes generations and millions of dollars to make a chicken like you buy in the store, blah, blah, blah. I just want to know if anyone has tried it and what they come up with.

 

[tadkerson]

Has anyone ever crossed a Dark Cornish rooster with a white rock hen? If so what are the chicks like as far as there growth rate and size. Yes I know that it will not be like a store bought chicken as it takes generations and millions of dollars to make a chicken like you buy in the store, blah, blah, blah. I just want to know if anyone has tried it and what they come up with.

I crossed a cornish with an ameraucana and as far as body type the offspring were cornish. I did not gather data concerning the growth of the chicks. They did not appear to grow any faster, etc.

To see if there is any difference, one would have to gather data and analyze the data. Gather data on the growth of cornish and the white rock- then gather data on the offspring from the cross. You would have to raise the cornish, rock and cornish/rock hybrid chicks all during the same time period. Then run an ANOVA to determine if there is a difference in final weight among the groups. Then run a Tukey to determine where the difference is found ( if there is a difference).

Tim

 

[tadkerson]

Please disregard this post.