turken X dark Cornish

[dan_grow]

would a cross between a dark Cornish and a turken be a good idea for meat I've been thinking of getting some of both of these breeds down the line and thought experimenting with the mix would be interesting.



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also if anyone has any pics of this mix posting it would be much appreciated

 

[enola]

You should produce a meat bird with a good carcass that will be eating size sooner than a turken would ordinarily be.

I have crossed a dark cornish on barred rocks and got nice fryers by 8 to 10 weeks of age.

 

[dan_grow]

how much do your Dc X Br by then?

 

[RAREROO]

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Do you have any pics of that cross ? I've thought about doing that. That would give you some nice sexlinked meat birds.

 

[dan_grow]

from what i under stand it would look like a Cornish X but the roos will be barred, the hens wont (if the hen is a barred rock it should work out to that sex link) ,and they'll be smaller then the Cornish X

 

[wood&feathers]

How brittle are the feathers from these interesting crosses? I do a lot of feather crafting, and crossing Dark Cornish with maybe Partridge Rock has been tempting.

 

[Royal Silkies]

I have some beutiful Turken x cornish here in Mexico . ( D


ark cornish x red Turken )

 

[ijon]

Turken and red ranger make a good cross too.