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bantamsrmyfav said:
It's the Cornish X/Cornish Crosses that get problems. Regular Cornish should be ok, just don't expect more than 2 eggs a week. But if she didn't know that Cornish are not good egg layers she probably wouldn't know if they were Cornish or Cornish crosses. If they grow a lot faster than the Barred Rocks then they probably unfortunately are Cornish crosses. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/standard-cornish-vs-cornish-x.299177/
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Well shucks. They are crossed with the barred rocks. My husband went to the store yesterday.
 
KrysMT said:
Well shucks. They are crossed with the barred rocks. My husband went to the store yesterday.
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No this isn't correct.
The Cornish X(Cross) is the white meat bird ones you have.

The black ones are Barred Rocks. (most likely but they could be a different barred breed)


@bantamsrmyfav was meaning that IF your white birds were just Cornish...not Cornish Cross...those are two different things...that the "regular" (just) Cornish would be ok and lay a few eggs.

You do not (I am almost 100% positive) have regular (just) Cornish...you have Cornish X (Cornish Cross) meat birds.
 
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Cornish birds are not good egg layers at all! Their purpose is for meat. They have a short lifespan of 6 months to 3 years. The black chicks are barred rocks and they lay around 280 eggs per year and have a lifespan of 8 to 10 years!

Check out this article by, @alexa009 , on the top 10 best egg layers. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/10-top-best-egg-layers.72744/
 
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