What do you cross to get cornish X chickens?

[Kennas_Kritters]

I recently got 10 Cornish rock chicks that are 3 weeks old and growing fast. Since they are a cross I know they won't breed true plus you shouldn't raise them to hatch babies anyways but what do you need to cross to make cornish rocks? I know the cornish chicken and the white rock chicken but is there any other breeds needed? My main reason for wanting to breed my own is that in my area chickens are insanely priced right now (meat chicks are like $15 for EACH chick rn)

 

[MysteryChicken]

Cornish X were made by crossing Cornish Games with White Rock chickens.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Also if you want to breed Cornish X to Cornish X, it requires AI, since they can't breed naturally.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

There are 4 breeds, and it's a surprisingly guarded secret. Why do you not just order chicks in? They're not 15 bucks a bird from hatcheries

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

Also if you want to breed Cornish X to Cornish X, it requires AI, since they can't breed naturally.

Cornish also come in different colors so if you crossed a white rock chicken with a dark cornish would it produce the same thing?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Also if you want to breed Cornish X to Cornish X, it requires AI, since they can't breed naturally.

Source???

Obviously, they don't breed true, as hybrids - but my CornishX hen lays reliably, and viably. Its my understanding, from numerous threads on this forum and others that CornishX cockerels can be raised to breeding age (generally on a restricted diet) and "do the deed" - though perhaps not with the same viability of other breeds, for whatever reason.

But I've seen nothing suggesting they were either sterile or physically incapable. Just that it was difficult to get them to the age in a physical condition where they could perform mechanically.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

and full disclosure, I did attempt to use a CornishX cockerel for breeding, because it was my only male last year when selection of birds locally was highly restricted - results were "not good" and I replaced him with a more reliable stud - I just didn't believe it to be impossible short artificial insemination.

Frustratingly unreliable??? YES

 

[MysteryChicken]

Source???

Obviously, they don't breed true, as hybrids - but my CornishX hen lays reliably, and viably. Its my understanding, from numerous threads on this forum and others that CornishX cockerels can be raised to breeding age (generally on a restricted diet) and "do the deed" - though perhaps not with the same viability of other breeds, for whatever reason.

But I've seen nothing suggesting they were either sterile or physically incapable. Just that it was difficult to get them to the age in a physical condition where they could perform mechanically.

I couldn't find the exact thing that I found before. Things get switched around too much.

They don't mention exactly how they're bred though, but I'll keep searching.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Cornish also come in different colors so if you crossed a white rock chicken with a dark cornish would it produce the same thing?

Color doesn't matter, it's meat Production.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Cornish also come in different colors so if you crossed a white rock chicken with a dark cornish would it produce the same thing?

You'll just get a different colored bird