Red Laced Cornish X and project talk (pics p. 8)

[SteveH]

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What a butterball! It looks it was grown inside of a volley ball, or bred to fit in a round crock pot or Little Smokey grill.................... must have been resting in a bag, but that's still a nice, plump looking bird.

Sorry about your losses Charley, and hope both the dog and coon problems come to permanent halt soon, if they haven't already.

 

[pepper48_98]

I use the srink bags which pulls them together nicely. Took the pic just before putting him in the fridge to rest. This is him before culling.

 

[Tracydr]

Good looking rooster! I hope you get the dogs and coons under control.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Al- So sorry to hear of your losses! It is Murphy's Law of Animal Husbandry: If you are going to lose some, they will always be your best. I have been there with more than one species of livestock. I feel your pain, Man. I hope the ones who are left turn out better than you are thinking right now.

Pepper - OMG!!!! What a yummy thing you have there!!!! If I can start cranking out anything close to your bird without resorting to CRX, I will be in heaven.

I am so glad I came upon this thread. There is nothing quite like a Cornish and most people just don't get it. I am glad you all do. There is just something about looking at the that triangle-shaped, solid back and those thick, meaty drumsticks, and that head which reminds me of the early bird-like creatures my kids used to watch in Walking With Dinosaurs - then to pick them up and just feel the muscle and depth. It is like no other breed I have owned or held.

 

[SteveH]

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I've read that the Marans are an excellent flavored breed, and obviously the Cornish X Marans cross is a good one. When he was alive, he looked great, but it was hard to tell how much meat was under the feathers just by looking; but the softer, fuller feathers were obviosly not exagerating his shape by much.
ETA: I couldn't see he was still in the shrink bag untill you mentioned it, but figured he had been in tight bag before the picture was taken. I have a new vacumn bagger/sealer........................ but so far somthing has wiped out my culls before butchering.

I have been getting by with keeping my big open faced coop brightly lit to keep owls at night, but last night one got bold enough to go in and claim one. Instead of choosing a smaller meal, it picked out the largest cockeral

...................... the one Ameraucana cross that I had decided on as a breeder, due to his yellow skin [forbidden in Ameraucanas]......... silver cape on a black body........ and bigger, thicker body making him my favorite to cross on one group of the CX pullets. I guess I'll have to put nylon netting over the front and roll it up during the day so they can use the pen. Eventually I want more coops with attached pens completely closed over the top, but the current set up with fish line criss-crossed over the big pen and electric wire keeping things from climbing in has worked on everything except owls.

 

[al6517]

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Very very well said, they are truely a wonderful beautiful bird to raise and the most challenging, hence the imense gratififaction that's come with it, we are all truely honored to have them, and maintain their greatness.

AL

 

[SteveH]

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Very very well said, they are truely a wonderful beautiful bird to raise and the most challenging, hence the imense gratififaction that's come with it, we are all truely honored to have them, and maintain their greatness.

AL

X3. Untill I actually picked up those two DCs from a breeder, I had greatly admired the Cornish build; but I had never owned a hard feathered breed. The difference in heft and muscleing needs to be experienced by feel to get a full understanding of how much bird you're actually seeing with your eyes. Plus, like Minniechickmamma said, there's a primative look about their heads that none other then some of the more ancient game breeds possesss.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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Very very well said, they are truely a wonderful beautiful bird to raise and the most challenging, hence the imense gratififaction that's come with it, we are all truely honored to have them, and maintain their greatness.

AL

X3. Untill I actually picked up those two DCs from a breeder, I had greatly admired the Cornish build; but I had never owned a hard feathered breed. The difference in heft and muscleing needs to be experienced by feel to get a full understanding of how much bird you're actually seeing with your eyes. Plus, like Minniechickmamma said, there's a primative look about their heads that none other then some of the more ancient game breeds possesss.


Ya'll are making me want some!!! Where can I get some?

 

[Tracydr]

I was just wondering if anyone has used the full sized Old English in any of their crosses? I have OEGBs and I can't get over their muscular little bodies. They get such big breasts and are really a lot more mass for their size than one would expect, especially compared to my laying breeds. I'm always amazed when I pick the little kids up, which I have to do every night, since for some reason, they insist on sleeping on the fence wall in amongst the lemon tree, instead of in the coop where they belong.

 

[eatmorechicken]

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