TALL well muscled roo . . .

[KatyTheChickenLady]

thanks Steve that's exactly the out-of-the-box thinking I was looking for!

 

[Brunty_Farms]

Katy-

The buckeye roo that I have seems to be getting the job done. 3 fertile eggs out of 3!! I candled tonight.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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YAY!!!! I can't wait to see those chicks!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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You are right, after loking at the Malay it was not what I was looking for - Ifound the Asil interesting but probably won't go that way either although I am going to look into it further. It appears that the Asil actually contributed to the Cornish.

 

[OSUman]

I know it may not be what you are looking for but the Golden Comet males i have are rather large and they could be a good mate for a cornish.

 

[SteveH]

They're sold out for the year , but here's a link for furture reference . They are calling these Saipan , but its highly unlikely they are . [ The pure Saipan were unable to digest grain products well and needed a meat or fish diet . ]
http://www.cacklehatchery.com/saipanjunglefowl.html
You might try contacting http://www.freewebs.com/prairiefowl/shamos.htm or http://www.stevenspoultryfarm.com/ about Thai or Shamos ; or they might know of a Malay breeder near you . The Asils have several types ; some , like the Reza lines , are bred down in size but others are tall with roos weighing 10 or 12 pounds . One of those links was in Michigan , so they are acclimated to the cold .

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

cool, thanks Steve. at first research I decided against the Malay and Aseel, but now I am looking at them again and thing the Malay may be what I want . . . still thinking and researching.

 

[jonaedna]

I have used a Dark Cornish (standard) rooster over my CX hens and had very good success. The offspring roosters looked similar to barred rocks and the hens looked like dark cornish hens. They were fairly meaty although I don't have any weights recorded. I still have two hens. I had two CX hens and both were very good setters.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

would you post a pic of your hens . . . . please

 

[Mader631]

Use a Russian orloff, Shamo, Asil, Thai or Malay.