Heather this forum is standard Cornish which is different from Cornish cross (there's probably a better thread just on Cornish cross)
I have had those crosses and people will restrict feed to 3 times a day or restrict feed to avoid legs breaking, ascities, and leg problems. I even had one gorge itself so much that it either had a heart attack or choked itself. They say to give them water before food so maybe that's what happened in my case. It are all the food then drank water- and it swelled up.... Ugh..
You should also try to keep them separate because of this and also so that they don't eat every last bit of food and starve the other normal chicks with them. They are food "zombies" and will trample other chicks just to get to food in a hurry. All they wanna do is eat and crap, and u will be happy when they are ready to be processesed.
maybe not- but this is my experience. They do make a good eating bird tho!! U can't beat the feed conversion and a lazy bird makes for a tender fat bird.
You should pursue standard Cornish (like us) though if u ever decide they are too crazy for u and want a normal beautiful threatened bird that u can eat too in a longer amt of time.
