Freedom Ranger Vs. Heritage Breeds

[ZachyWachy]

I wonder, if you breed a leghorn with a cornish, what would that be like? You would probably get a very fast growing bird, smaller than a cornish, with much better egg quality, but not as good as leghorn; probably as good as dual-purpose breeds. At least, that is my guess. Anyone want to try that one out for me? (I don't have any cornish).

 

[JRNash]

We cannot get the same quality birds you do.

 

[JRNash]

You can't beat the egg laying of hybrids

 

[JRNash]

I wonder, if you breed a leghorn with a cornish, what would that be like? You would probably get a very fast growing bird, smaller than a cornish, with much better egg quality, but not as good as leghorn; probably as good as dual-purpose breeds. At least, that is my guess. Anyone want to try that one out for me? (I don't have any cornish).

If I'm not mistaken a couple of the universities did some studies into hybrid vigor using Leghorns. Google Leghorn hybrid vigor studies

 

[GreatBreeder]

Don't know. I would think you get a dual purpose bird if you cross a Cornish Cross with a Hybrid White Leghorn. But probably not because it has no Hybrid vigor.

 

[JRNash]

It most DEFINITELY will have hybrid vigor

 

[GreatBreeder]

But doesn't crossing hybrids with eachother remove hybrid vigor?

 

[JRNash]

Its been proven by academic studies that its possible to get hybrid vigor within the same breed by introducing birds from another region.

 

[GreatBreeder]

Cool!

 

[JRNash]

No.