y did the chickens cross the road?

[theOEGBman]

Good Gracious! Cornish X does NOT mean death at the age of 12 weeks!!! Come on people! Mine is almost a year old and he still flies over 3-4 feet up to get onto the roost. With those legs, I say Cornish X. They wont live as long as your other birds, but they arent always going to kill over in a few weeks. I dont even limit the food to mine. I have White Rocks as well and they are 13 weeks old but not that fat for sure. My Cornish X though was huge by that time. They look like a pair of Cornish X to me.

Would you rather the person not pay attention to them in fear that they will die or treat them great and have them live an awesome life before they die?

 

[BirdBrain]

No it doesn't mean they will fall over dead at 12 weeks, but it might mean a fantastic dinner.

 

[psimek]

Are the cornish x harvested young, or are they not healthy? This might be a problem because the chickens are in a school garden!

 

[BirdBrain]

It's just that the older they get the tougher they are.

I know of a bird that lived to the ripe old age of 18months and grew to be enormous.

 

[Motherhenandflock]

I have a love-hate relationship with CornishX.
I love having them in my freezer and cooking with something we raised ourselves.
I hate going out their to check on them because I am afraind one will be dead. Mine just occasionally keel over dead. I guess I'm not doing something right. I don't have the knack that theOEGBman has. I can't wait until they are old enough to butcher.

 

[theOEGBman]

I definitely dont have a knack,lol. I just let him grown and eat whatever he wants! Not all of them will survive, but Drumstick is doing a good job at it! If they were on a busy road, I would say they probably fell off a meat truck going to slaughter. They wont be very tasty if you dont butcher them at a younger age, but if you want pets then feed them and see where it goes. Cornish X's are by far the sweetest birds I've ever owned!

 

[psimek]

He said when he found them, they were just going through that stage were they lose their chick feathers.
How are Cornish X for eggs? That's what we want in our school garden. We will be donating the eggs to a soup kitchen.
could they be White Orpingtons?
Good thing I check the pets everyday before school starts. If they keel over I better hide them in the fridge before any one cries over the chickies!!