10 Cornish X eggs in the incubator!

How about calling them " The Extreme Mutts" "TEM"
I am looking at getting some meat birds and was looking for a good alternative to the Cornish X.
I am looking forward to your experiment.
Carson
 
I just came across this thread, interesting read.

I've been known to experiment a bit with some breeding projects myself, and I have to say this thread has wandered a bit into a topic that is a somewhat of a pet peeve of mine. That being rather careful and specific in use of breed/variety/color names. Most of my experimental breeding has been in developing some new color varieties of large fowl Brahmas, with a side project on working on some home grown meat birds also.

But my main purpose for responding here was to give a couple examples of how rather loose use of terms to describe a breed/variety/color can lend itself to unneeded confusion. Overseas the Brits. have the rather annoying habit of lumping all gold based splash phase blue Brahmas as pyles. Our standard has red pyle which is in the example of Old English Games is a black breasted red that carries dominant white, effectively turning all parts that would be black, to white. While the general appearance may look similar, the genetics are completely different, with resulting crosses have completely different outcomes. What makes it even worse in my opinion, they lump multiple feather patterns together in their catch all pyle category, be they penciled (partridge), Columbian ( in this case buff Brahma), single laced, double laced, or something in between. I have gone on a couple websites, trying to help with a breeding question and have absolutely lost my mind. They want to know why they got this chick from this breeding. When asked what pattern the parents were ? " Why red pyles of course", It got to the point where you needed to see pictures to have any idea what variation of "pyle" they were dealing with. I just stay away from those sites now and let them figure out their own messes.

Another example is when people buy eggs/chicks/birds that from all outward appearances may look like the breed/variety/color pattern sold as, but may not have two copies of all the required genes. When resulting breedings produce chicks that did not receive the required genes to produce the desired effects, some folks will continue to claim because both parent where, say blue laced reds, that even the blue columbian patterned chicks are still blue lced reds, contrary to all physical evidence to the contrary.

So in closing my little ramble here, I can see, and agree with, some posters insistence on being specific in using proper/precise terms when referring to, or describing, breeding projects..

To stay on topic, a picture of one of my, yet to be described/named meat birds.

 
Woow those are cool looking birds.
How much do they weigh and how do they taste.
Carson


My intention with putting the picture on the end was mainly to emphasize that I had a little experience with the subject matter, not to hijack this thread.

But, the cockerels develop a tremendous carcass, don't believe I ever tried to weigh one, but I would guess the mature cocks live weight, are in the 12lb. maybe a bit higher range. Even the old hens when they are past their laying prime are pretty impressive, make some outstanding chicken and noodles/ dumplings/soup.

Taste wise, they are fine. The old hens really bring the flavor to the above mentioned dishes, considerably better than using young cockerels, or store bought chickens
 


The front three eggs are Cornish X, light colored, the three back eggs , darker are my RIR and buff Orpingtons. I've gotten some double yolk from my X's.

Thanks, I was going to ask what color Cornish X eggs are.
I guess mine are laying too, because I found 3 small brownish eggs in their coop today. I was wondering if they were going to lay in the animal carrier I have in their coop. I'm egg-cited that they are laying.


Cheryl
 
You found small Cornish X eggs? Wow! My CX lays eggs bigger than a baseball and they are double yolkers. I can't put them in the egg carton. I concern about them hurting her when she is laying them! Lol!

Offgrid: How old are your CX in your pic? They are so thin. My hen is about a foot wide. I only feed her once per day.
 
You found small Cornish X eggs? Wow! My CX lays eggs bigger than a baseball and they are double yolkers. I can't put them in the egg carton. I concern about them hurting her when she is laying them! Lol!

Offgrid: How old are your CX in your pic? They are so thin. My hen is about a foot wide. I only feed her once per day.

OUCH...Your poor hen!
Well they were their first eggs, and the first ones are usually small, well smaller than my other hens jumbo eggs. They are 4 months old in that picture. Same in this picture, 4 months old.
This is my second flock of CX. The first ones grew so fast that I lost several from heart failure. The first flock came from TSC, and this flock came from my local feed store. I'd been wondering if they were just Cornish and not the CX. They are much prettier than the last flock, and I'm thinking of keeping them as layers, unless I can get some help to butcher. All the jobs I do around here has to be done solo. And I'm no longer a spring chicken myself.

 
I raised 60 Cornish X this year and even controlling their food and free ranging them they did not look as slender as yours! Of course, we were raising them to get 5 pounds fryers and never intended to keep any......until we met Sunny. She was so sweet and the only one we kept. A little as an experiment and a little because my hubby had just had surgery, was still high on meds and decided he wanted to keep her. I can't argue with that logic. I was curious to see how long she could live and what her eggs would be like. So far, so good.

Here she is with her two silkie buddies. She roomies with them.

 
Jessica yours look smaller than mine to me, but pictures are deceiving.

I will post a few here but most I will post back in your "bar and grill, without the grill" area..





I put the 5 gallon bucket next to them for perspective, they did not care for the bucket!
 
I raised 60 Cornish X this year and even controlling their food and free ranging them they did not look as slender as yours! Of course, we were raising them to get 5 pounds fryers and never intended to keep any......until we met Sunny. She was so sweet and the only one we kept. A little as an experiment and a little because my hubby had just had surgery, was still high on meds and decided he wanted to keep her. I can't argue with that logic. I was curious to see how long she could live and what her eggs would be like. So far, so good.

Here she is with her two silkie buddies. She roomies with them.


Good luck with Sunny, I hope she lives a long life and gives you much joy.

Here is one I butchered last year, dressed out at 12 pounds.
 

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