Busting Myths (mostly) about the Cornish Cross

[Molpet]

My heritage NHs are 7 lbs at 11 weeks.

What breeder are they from or did you improve them yourself?

 

[nicalandia]

My heritage NHs are 7 lbs at 11 weeks.

That is a very bold claim that needs proof(pictures of the 11 week old birds being weight with a scale)

 

[Tre3hugger]

pictures here with stated weights. I dont have pics weighing them right now, nor do i really care tio prove it to the internet. When I process them next week though I will get pics on the kitchen scale. They are from Henry Noll line, hatched at Art's hatchery.

That is a very bold claim that needs proof(pictures of the 11 week old birds being weight with a scale)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-attempt-at-a-dual-purpose-heritage-flock.1489689/

 

[Tre3hugger]

What breeder are they from or did you improve them yourself?

Henry Noll line. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-attempt-at-a-dual-purpose-heritage-flock.1489689/

 

[Molpet]

Henry Noll line. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-attempt-at-a-dual-purpose-heritage-flock.1489689/

I like the looks of them. I'm sure we are all interested in the process weights

 

[Tre3hugger]

I like the looks of them. I'm sure we are all interested in the process weights

Thanks! I will continue to update the project, including processed weights in that thread.

 

[nicalandia]

pictures here with stated weights. I dont have pics weighing them right now, nor do i really care tio prove it to the internet. When I process them next week though I will get pics on the kitchen scale. They are from Henry Noll line, hatched at Art's hatchery.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-attempt-at-a-dual-purpose-heritage-flock.1489689/

Quite impressive. 7 pounds at just a abit older than 2.5 months? They must be the meat/broiler dame line they used way Back in the 50s the sire lines were Cornish/NH lines from Vantres

 

[NatJ]

My heritage NHs are 7 lbs at 11 weeks.

Live weight or dressed weight?

Because the other poster was mentioning 6 pounds dressed weight at 16 weeks, which of course means the live weight must have been higher.

 

[Tre3hugger]

Quite impressive. 7 pounds at just a abit older than 2.5 months? They must be the meat/broiler dame line they used way Back in the 50s the sire lines were Cornish/NH lines from Vantres

thank you. i know you're dying for a pic on the scale. I will try to get one on processing day for you.

 

[Tre3hugger]

Live weight or dressed weight?

Because the other poster was mentioning 6 pounds dressed weight at 16 weeks, which of course means the live weight must have been higher.

live