Cornish Thread

[CanadianBuckeye]

LOL no he's not going in any breeding program, I am just curious about his background.

 

[big medicine]

The single comb eliminates a pure breed Cornish, or Buckeye as a possible parent. A bird with the genetics for a pure pea comb if bred to a single combed bird would throw a chick with some variation of a pea comb as it is dominant over single.

 

[CLSranch]

Great while the uploader is working I have a mystery rooster that I was wondering if anyone could see cornish in him. He has extra toes on his feet, he's my biggest rooster (very heavy). He's almost perfectly round, very broad breast, very short legs........... my thoughts were maybe red dorking and Cornish? Or Buckeye and Dorking? There's the single comb, and multiple toes that throw me off. He is very orange with a black tail. Any guesses if there might be cornish in him?

He looks a lot like a RIR or RIR cross. There are so many breeds that come off of 1 old breed and look just alike.

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

Big Medicine, true, you are right, I guess the pea comb would show up in a first generation cross? His comb is perfectly single, no weird stuff.... So that pretty well eliminates Cornish and Buckeye being mommy or daddy.

CLS ranch, thanks, I had forgotten about RIR's. Maybe Dorking and RIR? That would explain much! Thanks.

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

So, noone has any thoughts about how the colour of my cockerel would affect future generations?

(post 1638).

 

[big medicine]

So, noone has any thoughts about how the colour of my cockerel would affect future generations?

(post 1638).

Well, he'll throw red pullets.

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

Well, he'll throw red pullets.

I'm sorry I don't understand, do you mean solid red ?

 

[hellbender]

@CanadianBuckeye ...I think you know I use my Cornish (and Buckeyes) strictly for breeding and crossing for meat birds (capons) but even I wouldn't breed a bird , either cock or hen with a single comb. I know for meat birds, it shouldn't matter but if you want to improve your stock, this bird could and likely would likely come back to bite you. I might be wrong but wanted to give my honest opinion, no matter it's actual worth.

RON

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

OK thanks Hellbender, it is unfortunate because I like a lot of what I see in her. I'm waiting to see how the chicks from my second brood turn out. They all have nice pea combs. I have one cockerel in that group that I like a lot, so far. I am in no rush to breed inferior birds! I really, really dislike culling so the last thing I want is a bunch of those. The bad quality hens will have a home in the mixed layer flock. We can cull the eggs as omlettes.

 

[hellbender]

OK thanks Hellbender, it is unfortunate because I like a lot of what I see in her. I'm waiting to see how the chicks from my second brood turn out. They all have nice pea combs. I have one cockerel in that group that I like a lot, so far. I am in no rush to breed inferior birds! I really, really dislike culling so the last thing I want is a bunch of those. The bad quality hens will have a home in the mixed layer flock. We can cull the eggs as omlettes.

Her??? I thought we were talking about the cockerel.