Looking for Cornish Chicks

[cppeace]

Am seeking Cornish chicks or fertile eggs.
Am wanting to raise them for meat crosses project I am working on.Black or Red laced or any other traditional Cornish is fine.
Will pay reasonable prices and shipping or gas if near Lebanon mo.

Please let me know what you have. Want decent meat lines.

 

[cppeace]

I found a breeder local for black Cornish. I'd still very much like some White or red lace good line chicks or fertile eggs. Will pay any reasonable price. (up to $3 and egg or up to $6 each for 1-2 day old chicks, plus shipping of course. )

 

[Tammy N]

I know of a place i got mine from these are the white Cornish Large Foul , you can email me and i can set you up sheltieslave yahoo

 

[cppeace]

Thanks!

 

[frenchblackcopper]

$3 an egg is a very low price your willing to pay. We own large fowl cornish in dark,white and wlr and I would not sell eggs that cheap,,they are worth a lot more.

 

[cppeace]

Not in my experience. I typically see fairly rare breeds for half a dozen for $20 or dozen for $35. It may just be a local thing. For example I got my dark cornish 8 week old pullets for $5 each. For shipped eggs that are lucky to get 50% hatch rate. If you ordered a dozen at $5 each and only hatched 6 that means you're really paying $10 each and half will be roosters. Unless you have a practically extinct breed more than $4 each is pretty pricey for shipped eggs.
When I was selling pilgrim geese eggs I was only charging $7 each when they are very seasonably limited unlike chicken eggs.

 

[Fairview01]

You can get any variety of LF Cornish at the price you want to pay from just about any hatchery - except for white.

Whites are a challenge. If you have done a general internet search you know that. People that have LFW are breeding to the SOP and there are very few individuals. Those that are culled are usually eaten, not sold. Because of this the ones that are sold are very high quality or have that genetic potential to be higher quality and command premium price.

Good luck. I'd eat mine as scrambled eggs before I'd sell them that cheaply.