LF Cornish - Crossing White/Dark to work towards White

[nicalandia]

I really like this project. Thanks for sharing.

I'm thinking about starting a project of producing a line of Cornish look a likes, I am saving a few colored Broiler pullets(one is red naked neck and the other one is barred brown red) and a slow growing white Cornishx, I will source a short legged Asil rooster to bring more of a game stance and the pea comb, the wide stance thick feet they already have it.

 

[Redhead Rae]

You're welcome. I'll probably be working on this project for a few years. So stay tuned!

 

[Redhead Rae]

I kept the first pullet. Robinson and the other cockerel in the single shots were sent to freezer camp their proportions were off (and the jubilee was a MAJOR jerk). I'll have to get some shots of my current keepers. It is getting really hard to do anything major with the animals since I'm about 7 months pregnant now.

 

[Molpet]

I know you want some of my eggs once I stop hatching for the year. Will you be wanting any of these eggs or just the straight Dark eggs?

Thanks for thinking of me
I wouldn't want any eggs until March at the earliest... we have snow in April regularly and i would want to get them outside at the earliest may...Later is fine
Thanks

 

[Redhead Rae]

A LOT has been going on recently and I haven't separated her out yet. Hopefully I'll get around to it soon. Maybe Tuesday.

 

[Molpet]

seen this and thought of you, not sure if you may have seen it or not

The standard-bred Cornish fowl; a practical treatise on their standard requirements--mating and breeding--rearing--housing--training and conditioning for exhibition--judging and utility values--genetics and mendelism outlined, etc.
by Bohrer, Fred H


Publication date 1922
Topics Cornish chicken
Publisher Utica, N.Y.
Collection library_of_congress; biodiversity; fedlink
Digitizing sponsor The Library of Congress
Contributor The Library of Congress
Language English
https://archive.org/details/standardbredcorn00bohr/page/n7

 

[Redhead Rae]

seen this and thought of you, not sure if you may have seen it or not

The standard-bred Cornish fowl; a practical treatise on their standard requirements--mating and breeding--rearing--housing--training and conditioning for exhibition--judging and utility values--genetics and mendelism outlined, etc.
by Bohrer, Fred H


Publication date 1922
Topics Cornish chicken
Publisher Utica, N.Y.
Collection library_of_congress; biodiversity; fedlink
Digitizing sponsor The Library of Congress
Contributor The Library of Congress
Language English
https://archive.org/details/standardbredcorn00bohr/page/n7

Thanks! I have an SOP from the 20s but I don’t have this. Thanks!

 

[Redhead Rae]

I found it in a cornish fb group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cornishchickens/?ref=group_header

Already a member!

 

[Redhead Rae]

I think I have my first cross baby! It doesn't have the wild type down that the Dark chicks usually have. Poor baby needed a hobble because one legs was splayed. Unfortunately this one seems like it may be alone until I hatch out some guineas later this week. I dropped one of the 3 eggs that were to hatch on Thursday and the other one doesn't look like it will hatch.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Actually, I don't think the lonely chick (now dubbed Robin) is a Dark/White cross.

I hatched out two more chicks and they are visibly lighter than Robin. Robin is now showing some faint wild type markings and his/her wings are growing in like a Dark chick.

The thing I find really neat on the new babies is their red face masks. They also have some small, irregular black spots on their necks/backs.