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With Katy MIA for so long now, somebody has to give you a hard time.
I admire your Hulk's Cornish type appearance even more knowing he's able to live-cover succesfully. I can't help but wonder if the White Cornish's apparent problems with reproduction aren't caused just as much or more by their limited numbers and so few breeders as it is by their build. Do you suppose the entire variety has become a bit inbred? Has anybody ever had a roo's semen tested for count and mobility? Could be the mention you made of the "major league" breeders now adding some Aseel to their lines may benefit the breed not only by returning it to a bit more functional leg, but by adding some new blood to what could possibly be a stagnant gene pool.
Speaking of functional legs, I watched some of my young CX pullets busily scratching through their hay to get the vegetable scraps and whole oats under it. I spent a bit of time watching my CX last year, both as chicks adults, and never once saw them scratch for food or grit, though their crossbred offspring did. Since I want to develope a bird suitable for a homestead type environment, the instinct and ability to turn over some dirt and vegetation is kind of important......................... though I don't think a bird with heavy meat and a fairly rapid growth rate can thrive without heavy supplemental feeding; and being too willing of a forager might be detrimental to feed conversion.
With Katy MIA for so long now, somebody has to give you a hard time.
I admire your Hulk's Cornish type appearance even more knowing he's able to live-cover succesfully. I can't help but wonder if the White Cornish's apparent problems with reproduction aren't caused just as much or more by their limited numbers and so few breeders as it is by their build. Do you suppose the entire variety has become a bit inbred? Has anybody ever had a roo's semen tested for count and mobility? Could be the mention you made of the "major league" breeders now adding some Aseel to their lines may benefit the breed not only by returning it to a bit more functional leg, but by adding some new blood to what could possibly be a stagnant gene pool.
Speaking of functional legs, I watched some of my young CX pullets busily scratching through their hay to get the vegetable scraps and whole oats under it. I spent a bit of time watching my CX last year, both as chicks adults, and never once saw them scratch for food or grit, though their crossbred offspring did. Since I want to develope a bird suitable for a homestead type environment, the instinct and ability to turn over some dirt and vegetation is kind of important......................... though I don't think a bird with heavy meat and a fairly rapid growth rate can thrive without heavy supplemental feeding; and being too willing of a forager might be detrimental to feed conversion.
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