Crossing Cornish for good meat bird

[twindaddy43]

I recently purchased 2 Cornish hens and a Cornish rooster. I would like to raise birds out of them to be meat birds. Should I cross a Cornish hen with a Plymouth Rock Rooster or a Cornish rooster with a Plymouth Rock Hen.

Thanks,

Twindad

 

[kfacres]

no the cornish hens and cornish crosses, should not be used for breeding.. they are a terminal cross...

now if you're talking about cornish, standard or bantam, purebred fowl (something other than white in color), they can be mated to any breed for a meatier type bird.

I'm not sure on which kind you are talking about.

 

[twindaddy43]

I'm not talking Cornish X, I'm talking standard Cornish.

 

[gmendoza]

Ive got a dark cornish bulldog roo and 3 hens and I am going to try crosses for meat only. Its up to you to make that decision.

Maybe we both can do this together and compare the results?

 

[OSUman]

It would make a good cross but you would have to work on it for a bit, i would recomend you look at this thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=316007

 

[Brown Farmer]

The cornish contributes a compact body which you can get from the cock. However, to benefit from the better laying of the rock, use a rock hen.