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Yes, exactly. Basically, they start with a Cornish roo over a white rock hen, I believe. But it involves many generations of breeding and selecting and culling to get the Cornish X that you can buy from most any hatchery. And they are certainly not going to tell you their secrets. In fact, it is very difficult to find a white Cornish that is not a bantam - and they don't breed Cornish X from bantams.
Here is just one thread that discusses the whole scene fairly thoroughly:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=107583
Yes, exactly. Basically, they start with a Cornish roo over a white rock hen, I believe. But it involves many generations of breeding and selecting and culling to get the Cornish X that you can buy from most any hatchery. And they are certainly not going to tell you their secrets. In fact, it is very difficult to find a white Cornish that is not a bantam - and they don't breed Cornish X from bantams.
Here is just one thread that discusses the whole scene fairly thoroughly:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=107583
