Granny's gone and done it again

[lpatelski]

OMG you have real Dark Cornish? All my original stock was from a guy that showed. The trio a I got from him had a 14 pound rooster with an over sized comb. The girls were nice. They all had to be placed seven years ago when we started our house build. I'm now starting over with...Murray McMurray Dark Cornish. Not my choice, but what is available for me.

If you cross back, they will turn white. These are F3 & F4 generations, and I only had Dark Cornish crossed with White Cornish cross. I was also breeding for blue. Also in my F1 generation, I had some kind of a sexlink marker. I noticed my females would be born with specks. The males were born solid white and developed red over the wings. Good luck with your project. I bred my birds both ways, White Cornish cross Roo over Dark Cornish Hens and my Dark Cornish Roo over my White Cornish cross females. Then crossed those F1's. My blue birds were 7/8's Dark Cornish. If you see bands on my chicks. I had a very detailed marking system and records for my chicks. I knew everything about everyone. It is key to understanding who is producing what color and body type.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It's 66°F here. Because of the fire still going in the wood stove, it is 88° here in the living room. I'm roasting, lol! GC keeps adding wood to the fire bc she is cold ... in her BR at the far end of the house, lol!

 

[h2oratt]

nope fully formed and nice size, cord had already dried up. There was blood coming off his nostrils so I suspect he got tossed or stepped on.

Very sorry

 

[CapricornFarm]

Yeah, @CapricornFarm , have been missing you. Figured you have been busy. Did you ever light up that one figurine? Can't wait to see it!

Not yet, maybe tonight. It has been cold and terribly windy!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Well, be careful, or light it indoors maybe? How big is it? It looks large in the pics on your thread.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

 

[Cynthia12]

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That’s a good looking dog.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That’s a good looking dog.

Thanks!!!!!!!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Sorry, I see I responded to the wrong comment. The comment was made as to a Cornish Cross meat chicken not surviving to breeding age. I limit fed my meat birds that I wanted to turn into breeding stock. This does not mean I was successful with all of them. I had one die after passing by the pen with the lawn mower. I did a quick necropsy and found he had portions of his breast muscle die (green meat) - so I would not have been happy with his chicks anyway. I crossed the white cornish rock meaties with Dark Cornish.

Nice looking flock there. Welcome to grannys

 

[Granny Hatchet]