First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[Morrigan]

I wish I had a happy ending to report like Fire Ant Farm, but my little, runty chick was dead this morning. When I checked on her before I went to bed she looked very listless, so I was sad, but not surprised, that she didn't make it through the night.

Thanks everyone, for all your suggestions and help.

 

[duluthralphie]

I wish I had a happy ending to report like Fire Ant Farm, but my little, runty chick was dead this morning. When I checked on her before I went to bed she looked very listless, so I was sad, but not surprised, that she didn't make it through the night.

Thanks everyone, for all your suggestions and help.

Bummer, however like you said we all kind of figured that would be the outcome.

 

[JessicaThistle]

Sorry Morrigan but at least her suffering is over now.

 

[JRNash]

Ditto.

 

[Dave C]

Is anyone still breeding the Cornish X crosses ?

If so can you give me an update in how your getting on please.

I've kept a slower growing strain of broiler back to breed from next year, so very interested.

 

[daskhan]

I was told that you can't really breed Cornish x and get Cornish x you would end up with something different but my Cornish x chicks have doubled in size in the last three days

 

[duluthralphie]

Dashkan You were lied too!. You might have some recessive traits. but you get a CX or very close to it. You will get some colors bleeding through.

I am breeding them. I have Bert Junior this year. He will be the rooster I use on my CX hens next year, I have 6 hens and one CX/Dixie rainbow.

I wanted the cross to bring in more height and larger thighs legs. It worked they are huge.

Bert is a toad, not a frog.

These are two terms essential to CX breeding. It stops some people from getting upset over calling a CX/CX a CX.

A frog has two CX parents a toad has one CX parent.

Here is a picture of Bert Jr. my avatar is Bert.





Look how huge he is!

 

[Morrigan]

Dashkan You were lied too!. You might have some recessive traits. but you get a CX or very close to it. You will get some colors bleeding through.

I am breeding them. I have Bert Junior this year. He will be the rooster I use on my CX hens next year, I have 6 hens and one CX/Dixie rainbow.

I wanted the cross to bring in more height and larger thighs legs. It worked they are huge.

Bert is a toad, not a frog.

These are two terms essential to CX breeding. It stops some people from getting upset over calling a CX/CX a CX.

A frog has two CX parents a toad has one CX parent.

Here is a picture of Bert Jr. my avatar is Bert.





Look how huge he is!

Can we call him BJ for short. He is a really good looking Roo. Are you going to breed him this year?

 

[JRNash]

Godzilla Rooster!!!!

 

[holm25]

I am going to try hatch some this spring that is if my CX hen makes it through the winter. She will be 2 years this spring!! Hoping that I can cross her with my big Black Aussie cross.