Cornish Thread

At first I was going to try and cross Cornish and Light Brahma and Cornish Cross hen with Light Brahma rooster, then the off spring of Light Brahma Cornish Cross back to Another Cornish Cross another Cornish Cross Hen. Trying to get slightly faster growing and slightly bigger breasts. I've never had Cornish but Like Brahma except for the small breast size.


I have some chicks I "made" for slower growing larger birds. I wanted the larger thighs and legs but still keep the huge breasts.

I crossed a CX rooster (from a hatchery) with a Dixie Rainbow; This is what I got..






The weird thing is I got barred ones and almost white ones. No other rooster was available to the hens so it has to be the CX cross.
 
I have some chicks I "made" for slower growing larger birds. I wanted the larger thighs and legs but still keep the huge breasts.

I crossed a CX rooster (from a hatchery) with a Dixie Rainbow; This is what I got..






The weird thing is I got barred ones and almost white ones. No other rooster was available to the hens so it has to be the CX cross.
that is odd you got a barred one, yeah has to be recessive, prolly on both the rangers and Cornish Cross I'd say. Oh and that does look like a nice cross you have there :) Brahmas have nice dark meat just not enough breast for me lol It's fun to experiment anyway.
 
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that is odd you got a barred one, yeah has to be recessive, prolly on both the rangers and Cornish Cross I'd say. Oh and that does look like a nice cross you have there :) Brahmas have nice dark meat just not enough breast for me lol It's fun to experiment anyway.


I actually got a couple barred ones, I figured it had to be recessive from one side at least and missing from the other. If you look closely the bars are almost stripes. At first glance they look like a barred rock though.

The weird thing is they both have the CX body.
 
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I actually got a couple barred ones, I figured it had to be recessive from one side at least. If you look closely the bars are almost stripes. At first glance they look like a barred rock though.
indeed, just seeing the picture I figured that's what it was but no telling what rocks are all mixed in the cornish rock mutt cross :) Barred rocks are big meaty chickens just slower growers and not enough breast meat for me lol
 
Update on my dark Cornish purchased from Ideal poultry.. Pictures taken today at appropriately 16 weeks.
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Update on my dark Cornish purchased from Ideal poultry.. Pictures taken today at appropriately 16 weeks.


No doubt to advantage but seem like very long legs.

I don't see that this thread is dedicated to SOP birds so I don't mind saying that I'm not interested in birds that have to be bred A.I. I use mine to cross under Buckeyes and I use Chanteclers over White rocks. I plan to use the off spring of both crosses to X for capons, saving certain birds from the first crosses from caponization and poulardization...
 
No doubt to advantage but seem like very long legs.  

I don't see that this thread is dedicated to SOP birds so I don't mind saying that I'm not interested in birds that have to be bred A.I.  I use mine to cross under Buckeyes and I use Chanteclers over White rocks.  I plan to use the off spring of both crosses to X for capons, saving certain birds from the first crosses from caponization and poulardization...

I didn't purchase them to breed to the SOP either, just wanted to post something that others could compare to. I will say at 16 weeks the cockerels are very protective over the "ladies" even though they haven't started crowing yet.
 

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