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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Freedom Rangers
  • Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:24:57 -0500

I actually had the Dark Cornish for a period of time, and while DH liked them, I wasn't that impressed. I don't remember the eggs being smaller, but I do remember the rooster being more aggressive and they were slower growing.

So exactly what is a 'cornish cross', really ?

To date, when I haven't begrudgingly bought the Cornish cross meat birds, I have just tried to keep big roosters that fill out well. The time it takes is secondary...it would be great if they got big quickly, but if it takes a few more weeks it is ok for my purposes.

Ron wants dedicated meat birds. He wants to raise broilers. After our last discussion of the K22 and the Freedom Rangers, I am considering going in that direction, but I don't know if I will need two flocks or just one.

Lisa, are your birds laying now?

Bev



Karen L. Black wrote:
Bev writes:

...is the Dark Cornish breed the same Cornish of the 'Cornish cross'/Giant
cornish...are those birds the product of a cross between a Dark Cornish
rooster and maybe a White Rock or something similar? If so, is there some
reason why it would not make sense to have a Dark Cornish mating
pair/rooster?

The Dark (or any other color) Cornish has so little relationship to the
modern meat bird called a "Cornish cross" that it's misleading to use the
same name. It leads to one of the most frequently asked questions: "If I
cross a Cornish and a Rock, will I have a Cornish cross?" to which the
answer is, "You'll have the variable slow-growing bird of sixty-odd years
ago, not the thrifty, large-breasted, fast-growing bird of today."

I have not raised Cornish breed chickens, so I can't give you any first-hand
information. I have heard that, like other giant breeds, they take a long
time to reach full size. I have heard that, like other game-type chickens,
the males are "more aggressive." I've heard that they lay smaller eggs and
not too many of 'em. I've never heard anyone claim they are a utility breed
;-).

Karen Black
Norton Creek Farm
Blodgett, OR
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