Looking for Cornish Game Chickens

[mldoublee]

I'm looking for a connection for well-bred (not hatchery quality) Cornish Game chickens. Either hatching eggs or chicks. Anyone have a direction to point me in? Please and thank you!

 

[Debbie292d]

I would also try your local and state poultry groups on Facebook. If you don't see anything there, just post asking.

 

[Adam Krauss]

I'm looking for a connection for well-bred (not hatchery quality) Cornish Game chickens. Either hatching eggs or chicks. Anyone have a direction to point me in? Please and thank you!

Did you ever find any large fowl dark cornish? I don’t have any, but I’m looking also.

 

[nuthatched]

Did you ever find any large fowl dark cornish? I don’t have any, but I’m looking also.

McMurray has dark cornish.

 

[Adam Krauss]

McMurray has dark cornish.

Mldoublee mention breeder-quality DC LF. I’m not interested in hatchery DC. Thanks though!

 

[nuthatched]

Mldoublee mention breeder-quality DC LF. I’m not interested in hatchery DC. Thanks though!

It's not difficult to work with hatchery stock if they know what they're doing and willing to put in effort to create good stock.
however, most hatchery stock is not bad, especially in an unpopular breed like Cornish.

 

[Adam Krauss]

It's not difficult to work with hatchery stock if they know what they're doing and willing to put in effort to create good stock.
however, most hatchery stock is not bad, especially in an unpopular breed like Cornish.

I see a lot of hatchery stock pics and it’s obvious that other breeds have been bred into, and is being sold as “Cornish.” I am looking for standard birds. I can improve a line through culling and selectively breeding, but if the genetics are not truly Cornish, I can’t arrive at Standard Dark Cornish no matter how I cull and selectively breed.

 

[Adam Krauss]

I see a lot of hatchery stock pics and it’s obvious that other breeds have been bred into, and is being sold as “Cornish.” I am looking for standard birds. I can improve a line through culling and selectively breeding, but if the genetics are not truly Cornish, I can’t arrive at Standard Dark Cornish no matter how I cull and selectively breed.

I presently have hatchery stock and I’m very far from standard DC…

 

[nuthatched]

I see a lot of hatchery stock pics and it’s obvious that other breeds have been bred into, and is being sold as “Cornish.” I am looking for standard birds. I can improve a line through culling and selectively breeding, but if the genetics are not truly Cornish, I can’t arrive at Standard Dark Cornish no matter how I cull and selectively breed.

Well, good luck with that. Like you've seen, it's almost impossible to find any breeder for this type, especially if you're looking for 100% pure blood lines.

 

[Adam Krauss]

Well, good luck with that. Like you've seen, it's almost impossible to find any breeder for this type, especially if you're looking for 100% pure blood lines.

Unfortunately, you are correct. Almost impossible… thanks for messaging.