Meat bird turned pet, will she lay eggs?

[EggSTOREYdinary]

I have a meat bird hen that I love so now her name is Bianca. And I carry her very large body around with me, I love her, she’s part of our family. We also take walks so she’s still able to move about the yard with her sisters. She is 4 months. I have heard that Cornish jumbos don’t Lay eggs often, but do they? What age? Has anyone had one that ended up as a pet? And what color? I have just started getting my first round so im guessing who is who

 

[junebuggena]

The reason they don't typically lay eggs is because very few of them live long enough to reach laying age. Even under the best of circumstances, with very carefully regulated diet and lots of exercise, they don't live much longer than a year. They just aren't bred for longevity.
That said, they can make decent layers of large brown eggs. They start laying at about 5 to 6 months of age.

 

[EggSTOREYdinary]

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a beginner I have no idea why theres 14 of the same pic haha thanks for being understanding!

 

[EggSTOREYdinary]

The reason they don't typically lay eggs is because very few of them live long enough to reach laying age. Even under the best of circumstances, with very carefully regulated diet and lots of exercise, they don't live much longer than a year. They just aren't bred for longevity.
That said, they can make decent layers of large brown eggs. They start laying at about 5 to 6 months of age.

 

[EggSTOREYdinary]

I know that this is truth of the situation. She was kind of an accident being honest, I wasn’t educated on her breed. However, as long as she’s able to move about with her sisters and live a decent life, I will continue to keep her in my flock as she has become so special.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

x2 with Junebuggena

You also might find this article interesting from @aoxa (though I don't she has been on BYC for several years now). https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/raising-cornish-x-for-meat-–-the-truth.66015/

Cornish X are not meant to be long term birds, so you will need to limit her feed and allow plenty of foraging time for her to exercise, and yes, she will eventually lay some eggs.

 

[Birdinhand]

I have raised a lot of cornish cross for meat and they tend to have a very sweet disposition so I can certainly understand the attraction to keeping one as a pet. the potential trouble seems to be mostly related to their heart. they grow so fast and get so huge they often end up with cardio vascular issues. they live fast, that's the best way I can put it, they have something like 10X the metabolism of a regular egg layer. lowering the protein count of the feed rather than giving it a grower formula will probably help, perhaps just a layer formula. it probably won't be practical to restrict food if it is with other hens so if it were me, I'd make sure it gets a decent amount of exercise, let it eat what it wants and enjoy it for as long as it lives, just be ready for the likelihood that it will not live as long as your other hens.