Waste not want not, I butchered him, he dressed out at 28 pounds and probably weighed around 35 pounds live. Has anyone successfully crossed with cornish rock cross hens? My chicks are cornish rock cross hens crossed with my black austrolorp rooster… any idea how they will turn out?
If so… Wil they be bigger then an austrolorp but slower at growing? If you have any info please let me know. The offspring did grow larger, faster than a heritage chicken, but not as large or fast as the hybrid Cornish x. Best wishes and please let me know how your cross turns out! Thanks for sharing the info. I know with some sex link hybrids, the rooster has to be one breed and the hen has to be the other. I have a 6 day old Cornish Hen who is outgrowing our sex-link pullets and silkies fairly noticeably.
S he is by far my favorite — so easy going and sweet. What can I do to keep her at a healthy weight? We do not want to give her away to become food nor do we want her legs to not be able to hold her up. Are we OK giving her regular started feed with the others and, when old enough, free ranging a few days a week? They are a hybrind that is designed to grow to butcher weight by 6 to 8 weeks of age.
To provide the most normal growth and lifestyle possible for the bird, give the same feed as your other chicks…starter feed for the first 4 to 6 months, then switching to layer feed when they should start laying.
Then give feed again in the morning. I found that my cornish x pullet would sit by the feed dish and just eat a lot.
She still laid eggs and did great, but I found it necessary to butcher her at about 1. Her feet and legs were having trouble holding up to her weight. Free ranging every day, or pasturing every day is a must. I found that mine would go outside and act kind of like a normal chicken, although she would sometimes run around in a circle flapping her wings, instead of running inside when there was a threat.
It was kind of pathetic and funny at the same time. With kindness, attention, and exercise, you chicken should live at least a couple of years. Best wishes! Lisa Lynn — how was the meat of your 1. She sounds like she was an interesting girl. Hi Vicki, The breast meat was very good, and there was a lot of it! The legs were a little bit tough. I used the breast meat for sandwiches and a casserole and the rest was pressure canned with some other stewing hens. She was a funny character, and it was hard for me to butcher her, but when I saw the sores on her feet, I realized that it was the right thing to do.
It was not an easy decision or day for me, to say the least. She would never have had the same quality of life as the rest of my flock. I did find that my Cornish x hen had to be butchered at about 1.
But she did seem to enjoy life while she was here. I have successfully kept my large fowl Cornish Rock X hens alive and well and they all lay an egg a day some are double yolks, but some are normal size.
So far so good I candles at 10 days and they were developing, so I will have my own meat chickens about a week from now. I limited their food and put them with my Black Australorp rooster and he successfully bred them, so it works! I have a 7month old cornish X hen and still does not lay , its more than 5kg now was wondering if it will ever lay?
One thing that can cause a hen to lay poorly, or not at all, is too much fat in their abdomen. They are usually raised just for meat production.
Goal is to experiment with getting a meaty bird. I cared for them the first several days then grafted them to my little Silkie hen who only ended up with one Olive Egger hatching.
So far my experiment has been a wonderful experience, se one on BYC wrote that the disgusting aspect of raising meat birds does not have to be; he said its not the chicks but the husbandry; I agree. Thanks again for the informative consistency. Hey lisa, I just found my old post from 4 years ago! Hahaha my old cornish X hen that i kept as a pet died and did not lay, but just this January i bought 2 cornish x chicks again and just yesterday one layed egg and I found another one today, they are very heavy at 6kg each but their eggs are brown and quite small for their size.
Hi Carlo, Sorry to hear about your old hen. The first few eggs are usually quite small, so she will likely start to lay eggs a bit larger as she gets older.
I have a Cornish pullet I plan to keep and see if she lays eggs this fall. I would like to see if any will hatch. I have a couple of Cornish X hens I kept, they are almost a year now. I have hatched eggs out of them and the offspring grow out at a decent rate.
I find I can process the males at around wks, and the pullet at wk. The offspring definitely have more breast meat than the purebred Dorkings. I prefer the taste of Dorking over Cornish X, the crossbreds taste better to me than the Cornish X, though I am a dark meat person. Everybody gets to free range. This is very encouraging to read, Michele! Will the old hen lay viable eggs? Raymond, my 4 year old hens are laying daily — Rhode Island Red, production red, and cuckoo marans.
So I would collect more eggs for hatching than you think you need. The offspring will be straight run…both boys and girls, so have a plan for the cockerels. You will need to butcher them, find homes for them, or keep them. One note of interest…around 18 months most hens will go into their first molt.
So you might see a reduction in egg production from those hens soon. But you could butcher if she starts to have problems and just wait to see how it goes. I can tell you that mine eats more than the other hens. Is this true? Hi Dee, The companies that produce the Cornish X chickens have interbred their stock so much that there are many other breeds incorporated into the genetics of broiler chickens.
But even if it was as simple as two breeds used to produce the offspring, breeding these offspring will still not give you the same genetics as the parents. So, no, you would not get either Cornish or Plymouth Rocks if you bred the hybrids. It did help! I just bought ten Cornish cross chicks today. I have a beautiful cornishXrock that was small. We almost put her in the freezer with the males but she was little.
She was the first in the bunch of pullets that started to lay and she laid almost everyday last summer and fall until the winter hit but while my other hens stopped laying… she kept going everyother day. She is a laying machine! Huge beautiful eggs more frequently than the other ladies in the bunch.
She is now almost a year and going strong. Our brahma rooster has mated with her many times. Maybe its a fluke but I would def. Hi Bethany, How wonderful! She is paying you back for keeping her.
Hi Mike, Thanks for sharing your experience! My one Cornish X pullet is laying a medium sized, light brown egg on a regular basis.
They are single yolked so far, but maybe as she gets older this will change. Hi there, Im new to chicken raising and found this blog.
Your information is great. Thank you. Glad to have you here, Mickie! Hi Philip, I wonder how the red sex links all ended up as roosters. If you got them as day old chicks, they may have sent all males.
The females will be red and the males will be white with a little bit of red. Hi Lisa, Am excited today as i collected my first White Dorking eggs 4 from 7 hens. They are small pullet size and beige in color. Have saved the 2 best roosters and they are in with the hens and my other 7 mixed breed hens.
How exciting that you are getting eggs from the pullets now! Thanks for the update! I have kept some Cornish crosses as layers. Most all eggs were double and triple hollers. Offspring hatched from the eggs did not have as good of feed to meat conversion as mothers had but still had the meatier breasts. They also took a bit longer to grow. Rooster used in my cross was buff Orpington.
Hi James, Good to know! My rooster is an Easter Egger probably I should say he is a mutt:. Taking longer to grow is ok and the meat to feed conversion I can live with. Thanks for the input! Did you know you can breed your own cornish cross chicks? They naturally grow that fast. From what I have read, the modern hatcheries have added other bloodlines into the mix and the result is a chicken that grows much faster than the Cornish rooster and White Rock hen cross.
But I am ok with having them grow at a somewhat more natural rate. A lot has to do with the protein content of their feed too. I did try White Rock hens with a Black Cornish rooster but the chicks grew no bigger in size than any heritage breed. Apparently it is a closely guarded industry secret how many crosses go into the chick we buy as a Cornish Cross. I do have 7 extra roosters that will be processed so will be able to try the meat soon..
Keep us all informed if you get any encouraging results. Thank you, Linda. I appreciate hearing about your experiences. This is all good info to know, Linda. I have been told that the crosses that go into the Cornish x are still changing to grow faster and earlier. It may be more a matter of learning to appreciate the natural growth of a chicken. Having said that, I would still like to try coming up with some meatier birds that grow faster than the typical dual purpose bird.
Keep us updated on those roosters! Hi, Lisa Lyn. I appreciated your article. We raise Cornish X for meat too. Though, the fact that they are hybridized to grow so quickly has been a small concern. I also have wondered whether or not they would lay. Now I know. Ours are usually in the freezer at about 6 weeks. Hi Stable Road Homestead, Good decision. I have also raised turkeys and ducks for meat.
I have Pekin ducks now and plan to hatch some out for meat in the spring. In the UK and Europe, this breed has double-laced colors such as double laced blue.
Usually light wheaten with light brown patterning is common in Cornish chicken. Cornish chicken weight is around 3. This is the weight of cock. The hen weighs 2. Cornish chicken size is around one to two pounds and has a notable size. Cornish chicken breed purpose is for meat production and is used for commercial use. Breeding is done for commercial Cornish chicken.
This breed is crossbred between Malay breeds. It has a good mass weight and thickest chest. Cornish rock color is a white and yellow comb. The male of Cornish rock breed is used to produce broilers so good meat variety can be obtained. These are fast-growing chickens with more meat. Thousands of Americans raise this type of chicken across the country and use this for commercial purposes.
The weight of Cornish rock chicken is around pounds. It takes days to get mature and meaty. The female Cornish chicken is called hens that are used for egg production and also for the meat. Some predators like snakes and rats love eggs too. So, make sure to harvest eggs as soon as you can. Swap out chicken wires too because predators like Raccoon can put their tiny hands through the barrier and grab the heads of chickens — yikes! Some chickens simply live longer than others — and the best way to ensure that your chickens live a long time is to choose breeds with longer lifespans.
For instance, the ear-tuft trait of the Araucana chicken breed is a killer gene 4. If you want hens for many years to come, you can choose chickens like the Rhode Island Reds, Orpingtons, and Plymouth Rocks. These breeds can live 8 years or more. There are different ways you can help your chickens live longer. One of which is providing your hens and roosters with the right diet and nutrition. Many chicken owners make the mistake of choosing the wrong feed for their flock, especially when they have different breeds living together.
Alongside a healthy diet, you can provide good quality housing, regular vet appointments, and protection from predators. Chicken can lay eggs 2 to 3 years before their egg production begins to slow down. When you have bugs and ticks in the backyard, you can keep the population under control with the help of old hens — they make perfect bug catchers. Since they have more experience than younger laying hens, they can step in and help sit on the eggs and raise the chicks.
Many people consider it more humane to let chickens run free rather than keeping them in a cage, particularly if you want to have them as pets. Caged birds have almost no room to move around, which can lead to muscle wasting and reduced bone strength. Tana grew up around island farms and pine forests. Her love for nature lead to her degree in Biology and mission to lessen her environmental impact.
They look like bulldogs, have an upright stance and are very broad breasted look how far apart their legs are compared with other breeds. Meat chickens are Cornish Crosses or CornishX for short. This is a crossbreed using highly over selected parent strains of White Cornish and White Rock to produce a fast growing meat chicken.
Over generations, the parents for the crosses are selected based upon weight gain, apparent aptitude for eating and feed converstion ratio. These offspring are the monster meat birds you see today. Because the strains have been so developed for one goal in mind, things like longevity, disease resistance, laying ability and vigor are unselecte for Yeah, good thing cornish vs cornishx was pointed out! They are different. You're bird will live long lives Quote: Standard Cornish are usually raised for meat or for show.
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