Cornish X--Never again

[PineBurrowPeeps]

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Why on Gods green earth would you buy them with no intent of eating them?! That makes NO sense to me whatsoever and to be blunt I find it very cruel to just raise them and "see how they are" when they are designed to live 8-10 week tops and be processed.
You also really shouldn't house these birds with other kinds of chickens because of what you mentioned- they get picked on, badly.


To the OP. Guess what? I have 40 of these brooding right this second, in my dining room! They are 1 week old today. I clean my brooders out three times a day. The only time I notice a slight aroma is first thing in the morning after I haven't spot cleaned in 8-10 hours.

I had 60 in my dining room but I sold 20 to a man who gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. I'm actually thinking about ordering 100 more just to sell.

I love my Cornish X. Yes, they smell unique. Especially in the heat of summer. That's why I'm raising mine now, these will be in my freezer the first week of May. I maye do another batch this year but it wouldn't be until fallish.
I won't raise them in the summer again, and I would never raise them in a stationary run again.
If you raise them right they are great birds for their intended purpose- Food.

 

[Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay]

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What kind of stockmanship is it when you intentially let an animal die from canibalism??

This post sickens me!!!! Raising birds to get your rocks off on letting them die to prove some mythical point that Cornish X are bad is ludicrous, inhumane, and downright sick.

You should be ashamed of yourself for such cruelty and irresponsibility.

Jim

 

[PineBurrowPeeps]

Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay :

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What kind of stockmanship is it when you intentially let an animal die from canibalism??

This post sickens me!!!! Raising birds to get your rocks off on letting them die to prove some mythical point that Cornish X are bad is ludicrous, inhumane, and downright sick.

You should be ashamed of yourself for such cruelty and irresponsibility.

Jim

My thoughts exactly Jim

Very sad.​

 

[Brunty_Farms]

I wasnt planning on eating them, just wanted them to see how they were. many died of heart attacks and my leghorns would peck at the featherless bottoms until they were dead... so sad.

What's sad is the fact that they all died? Don't mix the cornish with adult bird as this is not a good scenerio. Did you not think it was a good idea to seperate after the first one got picked to death?

Not trying to critisize but the Rangers aren't going to solve your problems. You need to do a little research first on meat birds and next time around I would plan on eating them...

I hope you didn't intentionally raised them just to see how they could hold up with your other chickens...​

 

[MoodyChicken]

OP: get a slow growing strain or buy purebred Cornish. The slow strains flesh just as nicely but they grow like a normal chicken. My friend got about 15 last year and kept two as pets. They're doing wonderfully. Beefy chickens, but very healthy. Purebred Cornish, ironically, take ages to fully mature. Meat wise they finish fast, but feather wise... 7 months. the meat from both these breeds is a little more tough, but it's more nutrious because they're given more time to grow. Cornish are very sweet birds too. A little dim, but they grow on you. And they're surprisingly good layers, for a meat bird.

 

[FarmGirl01]

The red broilers I had grew slower than the cornish X's But mine had lots of room. Didn't have the smell. As for the other comments about letting them just grow to see how long.....

 

[paduanchook]

my curiosity is how nutritious are these super fast growing cornish x's? the point to me for "doing it yourself" is for healthier food. i understand thdey are w/o all the additves and thats important, but what about nutrition? esp compared to slower growers

 

[silkiechicken]

They are just the same when you break down the proteins and fats. So what goes in, is what comes out. Feed them quality food and you'll get quality meat. They just get big fast because they are selectively bread to eat and eat and eat.

 

[Brunty_Farms]

my curiosity is how nutritious are these super fast growing cornish x's? the point to me for "doing it yourself" is for healthier food. i understand thdey are w/o all the additves and thats important, but what about nutrition? esp compared to slower growers

It as a lot to do with the amino acids as well, this is why a quality of an older bird has a lot more flavor. The muscle tissues of a older bird have more complex amino acids than those of a cornish x. Making them a bit more nutritious.

But honestly it is small, it's mainly what you put in them....​

 

[jeanniejayne]

I bought a frozen Cornish X from Whitmore Farm recently and it was WONDERFUL! But Will told me his restaurants like the Delawares best . Might be a nice dual purpose bird to try.