My 9 month old Cornish X roo 15 pounds

[1cock2hens]

I was raised on a broiler farm, the chicken catchers would always leave a couple from ever batch and we would give them to my cousin. Some did have random heart attacks and die, but he raised some of them for a couple years before they would just die in there sleep after living awesome lives. // I have never heard or seen a broilers skin just split open from size

 

[kieno]

I successfully raised a non sterile Cornish x roo to nine months with no breathing problems fast on its feet and also free ranged forager. He fathers 2 chicks with 2.5 pounds Red Jungle Fowl hen and 5 with 6 pound half breed Leghorn hen.

Do you cook? I'm looking to learn how to properly make Jamacian curry chicken.

Sure...the best in fact.. But how would I go about relaying the info?

 

[kieno]

I was raised on a broiler farm, the chicken catchers would always leave a couple from ever batch and we would give them to my cousin. Some did have random heart attacks and die, but he raised some of them for a couple years before they would just die in there sleep after living awesome lives. // I have never heard or seen a broilers skin just split open from size

Me too. Sounds like a skin disease to me. I saw one before but it was a young chick about 2 pounds.

 

[kieno]

Here he is with his kids.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Looks like his kids have the big broiler legs

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I've kept broilers well past butcher age before. They usually live 2-3 years before passing away overnight one day out of nowhere. They tend to be surprisingly robust chickens during their lives.

Nothing inhumane about giving a chicken a longer, happier life under healthy conditions.

Most giant breed animals have greatly reduced lifespans. This is true as much of Great Danes and draft horses as it is of our giant meat chickens. It's a pretty normal phenomena.
And no, their skin won't randomly split open from rapid growth. Skin stretches to accommodate the body, no matter the rapid weight gain... Or else pregnancies would pop people open all the time. This is doubly true of prey animals who tend to have looser, baggier skin in the first place. If their skin splits open there is something else very wrong.

I do suggest considering a near-ground roostbar for the chicken. My CX have always likes to roost on the floor of the coop. They can develop strange problems with their breast muscle tissue.

Broilers tend to be sweet, calm and active flock members. I miss having mine around.

 

[kieno]

I've kept broilers well past butcher age before. They usually live 2-3 years before passing away overnight one day out of nowhere. They tend to be surprisingly robust chickens during their lives.

Nothing inhumane about giving a chicken a longer, happier life under healthy conditions.

Most giant breed animals have greatly reduced lifespans. This is true as much of Great Danes and draft horses as it is of our giant meat chickens. It's a pretty normal phenomena.
And no, their skin won't randomly split open from rapid growth. Skin stretches to accommodate the body, no matter the rapid weight gain... Or else pregnancies would pop people open all the time. This is doubly true of prey animals who tend to have looser, baggier skin in the first place. If their skin splits open there is something else very wrong.

I do suggest considering a near-ground roostbar for the chicken. My CX have always likes to roost on the floor of the coop. They can develop strange problems with their breast muscle tissue.

Broilers tend to be sweet, calm and active flock members. I miss having mine around.

Mine used to peck my ankle and when I tried to avoid him he would just chase me around like a crazy turkey. Lol.

 

[kieno]

Looks like his kids have the big broiler legs

And chest I can feel it, can't wait for the month to end to see how they look at two months. I keep hearing I can't do overnight what took forty something years. I'm gonna put a roo over one of these hens when they're mature.. He has really long legs had some of his chicks from the half breed Leghorn hen and they were the longest drumsticks I've ever seen.. That was some tasty jerk chicken.

 

[Kiki]

Sure...the best in fact.. But how would I go about relaying the info?

I just sent you a private message.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I finally processed the last 5 Cornish cross hens I had left out of 30 biggest was 16 pounds she had 6 pounds of Breast meat they were a little over 4 1/2 months old and all laying eggs. I’m sure your rooster would have been in love.