What percent of all chickens eaten in the Us. are cornish rocks?

[houndit]

What percent of all chickens eaten in the Us. are cornish rocks? I heard a man tell me one time and I can not remember now. It seems like it was somewhere around 99.5% Does anyone know this figure right off the top of your head?
Thanks.

 

[SpringChickens]

I think it would be lower than that, but only because of the number of old layers who end up in canned soup and things like that.

 

[jaku]

I'm not sure on an actual percentage, but you can be sure that every grocery store or restaurant bird is a Cornish Rock, so that pretty much leaves the few people who grow their own dual purpose birds for meat. I'd say the 99% number isn't far off.