How do you make cornish crosses?

[DUCKGIRL89]

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We are gonna get some rock hens, and cornish roos and see what we come up with

maybe even put a orpington hen with em...

 

[slim1986]

I want to do that once I get a different place and have more room to play around with it! Lol I want to do it with my ducks tho!

 

[jessicayarno]

I know I am gonna get attacked on here and it's just to be expected.. I just hate it when someone calls me an idiot "in not so many words". I would have never put that, if i did not know what I was talking about.. Sorry for being a jerk, I just wanted to prove my point... Now with that said.. I have Buff Orpingtons and the females are tiny, their feathering makes them look big but I have one that I pick up daily (she is soo sweet) and she is nothing but feathers and bones and she is 9 months old. I really do think the way you raise a meat bird does make a difference too.. If you allow them to free range they are naturally going to be leaner, but if you pen them up and feed them high protein feed then your bird is gonna fill out quicker.. Slim 1986 has the right idea as far as some good crosses with cornish.. Good luck to you and keep us posted..

 

[galanie]

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I'm betting that BO is from a hatchery. I have three like that, but my Orp pullets from breeders are 6-8 pounds at that age. It's true that they aren't as big as the look though, all of them.

 

[Kathylovesherchickens]

I have a few white rock hens that I was given, and at the time the only rooster they were exposed to was my rhode island red cross my grandmother gave me from Virginia. I got HUGE 6 month olds, and I mean HUGE. They far outgrew there father and mothers. It's was nuts! I ended up selling them since I had 5 roo's and 3 hens, witch look strange in themselves. I'll post pictures later, as I'm on my phone, but we free ranged them (full range on our farm, not penned in) and they grew like weeds! That's my experience

I very much so intend to do it next year!

 

[jessicayarno]

Thanks Kathy, I know hatchery stock aren't the best DP birds, especially if you want a nice size meat bird.. I am going to be trying to breed my own birds now that I have some breeder roos and hens.

 

[Dr Doolittle]

Hello Everyone!!!!
My name is Kathy, but my friends call me Dr. Doolittle, and I am very happy to meet you all. In answer to the question, "How do you make Cornish Crosses?", you breed a White Cornish Male to a White Plymouth Rock female and you will get Cornish Crosses!
Both of the parent breeds are available at My Pet Chicken.com, but a word of warning the Cornish Crosses are not recommended for pet, or breeding purposes !! They are only recommended for MEAT production, because they are prone to health problems, due to fast growth and vitamin,and/or protein deficiencies!!!
They also do not breed true, so in order to have them every year, you must breed the parent breeds together every year to get them!!!
I hope this information helps to clear up confusion about this question, and GOOD LUCK !!!!!

Happy Clucking!!!
Dr. Doolittle

 

[galanie]

Hello Everyone!!!!
       My name is Kathy, but my friends call me Dr. Doolittle, and I am very happy to meet you all.  In answer to the question, "How do you make Cornish Crosses?", you breed a White Cornish Male to a White Plymouth Rock female and you will get Cornish Crosses!
 Both of the parent breeds are available at My Pet Chicken.com, but a word of warning the Cornish Crosses are not recommended for pet, or breeding purposes !! They are only recommended for MEAT production, because they are prone to health problems, due to fast growth and vitamin,and/or protein deficiencies!!!
     They also do not breed true, so in order to have them every year, you must breed the parent breeds together every year to get them!!!  
      I hope this information helps to clear up confusion about this question, and GOOD LUCK !!!!!

Happy Clucking!!!
Dr. Doolittle

Well yes, they are technically Cornish crosses LOL but not in the sense that the ones you get from the hatchery for meat birds are.

 

[kfacres]

read my BYC page

 

[primal woman]

Hello Everyone!!!!
My name is Kathy, but my friends call me Dr. Doolittle, and I am very happy to meet you all. In answer to the question, "How do you make Cornish Crosses?", you breed a White Cornish Male to a White Plymouth Rock female and you will get Cornish Crosses!
Both of the parent breeds are available at My Pet Chicken.com, but a word of warning the Cornish Crosses are not recommended for pet, or breeding purposes !! They are only recommended for MEAT production, because they are prone to health problems, due to fast growth and vitamin,and/or protein deficiencies!!!
They also do not breed true, so in order to have them every year, you must breed the parent breeds together every year to get them!!!
I hope this information helps to clear up confusion about this question, and GOOD LUCK !!!!!

Happy Clucking!!!
Dr. Doolittle

They do not breed true? I have read this before. But to me it makes no sense. You breed a small dog to a small dog and you get a ....small dog. You breed a stocky muscled horse to a stocky muscled horse and you get a ...stocky muscled horse. Of course there are some genetic issues with background. But basics are there. So ...why? Why do people say that breeding a cornish cross stocky meaty bird to a ....cornish cross stocky meaty bird....will NOT breed true? Why wouldn't we for the most part get a ....stocky meaty cornish cross cross?? (with that said though, I know many can't raise them due to other issues, but that is not my question/concern)