First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[GreatBreeder]

There is a chicken called the showgirl, a cross between silkies and turkens.
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/BreedShowgirls.html

The naked neck gene is a good one with broilers ( although not very appealing to the eye ) and turkens are known for their broiler breeding possiblities. Silkies have a black skin and dark meat. So if this was bred for he fast growth of Cornish Rocks, it would be a goldmine.

 

[GreatBreeder]

PS, all credit to JRNash for the idea of a dark meat cx.

 

[duluthralphie]

There is a chicken called the showgirl, a cross between silkies and turkens.
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/BreedShowgirls.html

The naked neck gene is a good one with broilers ( although not very appealing to the eye ) and turkens are known for their broiler breeding possiblities. Silkies have a black skin and dark meat. So if this was bred for he fast growth of Cornish Rocks, it would be a goldmine.

Not for me....Does not look like a ft for my farm or climate.

 

[GreatBreeder]

You mean about the naked neck, silkied, or fast growth?

 

[duluthralphie]

Fast growth can be obtained in straight CX's. I think anything fast growing will give you problems in the long run. Joints and limbs that shatter easy. Bad legs, hearts and kidneys.

I do not like silkies so I am prejudice.

 

[GreatBreeder]

I meant just a regular Cornish Cross raised how it should be, not overfed and treated bad. And taking a dark meat silkie rooster over a Cornish Cross hen, these crosses are crossed with eachother for generations.
(Cornish Rock x Silkie) x (Cornish Rock x Silkie) = Silkie Cross x Silkie Cross = Final Silkie Cross.
Then I choose the ones with the best growth/ meat quality and cross them with eachother, occasionally bringing them back to Cornish X bloodline.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Well show girls are bantam naked necked silkies... Naked Necks are hardy birds and it seems to me the gene does make for a better meat bird I read some African studies on their naked necks versus non naked necks for meat production a year or so ago and if I remember right they are a better choice, NN have less feathers a plus in prepping them, but silkies have feathers you can't let get wet or the bird gets ill and dies, so a different feather type would be best. If I was going to breed black meat birds I would invest in Ayam Cemani Chickens as one of the parent breeds, then some NNs and Cornish, so I have two solid meat breeds as parent stock and then good solid blackest of black flesh parent stock and cross carefully for a Cornish type look except NN and black to the bone.

 

[ShellyBear]

Hi, I was curious how to post a thread. . .I can't figure it out. How do you do it? Thanks!

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Hi, I was curious how to post a thread. . .I can't figure it out. How do you do it? Thanks!

Okay, go back to the Meat Birds Ect header and you should see at the top where it says on here Reply To Thread... it will say Start New Thread. Just make sure you have your Thread under the right mega subject area.

 

[ShellyBear]

Next to "Reply to thread"? Sadly I can't see it for some reason. . .