Cornish chicks mixed with other chick breeds ok?

[Junipere]

First time chick momma. I just purchased 9 chicks and 3 are Cornish chicks. I didn’t realize Cornish chickens were raised for meat not laying (the later is my intent). I read that Cornish chickens should be separated from the rest of the flock. Is this true and if so why? Wondering if I’ll be able to raise all nine chicks together?

Also, I have no intent on raising Cornish chicks for meat. Other than low egg production, what are the drawbacks of keeping them as laying birds?

Thank you!

 

[RosemaryDuck]

First time chick momma. I just purchased 9 chicks and 3 are Cornish chicks. I didn’t realize Cornish chickens were raised for meat not laying (the later is my intent). I read that Cornish chickens should be separated from the rest of the flock. Is this true and if so why? Wondering if I’ll be able to raise all nine chicks together?

Also, I have no intent on raising Cornish chicks for meat. Other than low egg production, what are the drawbacks of keeping them as laying birds?

Thank you!

Cornish chickens are bred to gain weight extremely fast. Usually by a few weeks they are so overweight they can barely walk. They really cannot be kept as pets. At best, you can put them on restricted feed, but they will have very short lives and it will be a life of suffering. So sorry.

You can re-home them to someone who can butcher them if you don't feel comfortable.

 

[Flockincrazy]

First time chick momma. I just purchased 9 chicks and 3 are Cornish chicks. I didn’t realize Cornish chickens were raised for meat not laying (the later is my intent). I read that Cornish chickens should be separated from the rest of the flock. Is this true and if so why? Wondering if I’ll be able to raise all nine chicks together?

Also, I have no intent on raising Cornish chicks for meat. Other than low egg production, what are the drawbacks of keeping them as laying birds?

Thank you!

They are raised to Get fat fast so you keep them separate so that they get the dietary needs they need to get fat fast cause their bread to be eaten If you don't want to raise them to be butchered it's not a good idea to get them because they get fat so fast that most of them cannot walk anymore after they get so old and then they starved to death which is worse than anything else that I can think of My husband did the same thing so I had to butcher them while my daughter was it school and just told her that they died

 

[JacinLarkwell]

wait, wait wait, hold on.

Are they Cornish, or CornishX?

Cornish don't have terminal growth or need to be seperate, CornishX do

 

[Junipere]

Cornish chickens are bred to gain weight extremely fast. Usually by a few weeks they are so overweight they can barely walk. They really cannot be kept as pets. At best, you can put them on restricted feed, but they will have very short lives and it will be a life of suffering. So sorry.

You can re-home them to someone who can butcher them if you don't feel comfortable.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge but I’m saddened to hear.

 

[Junipere]

wait, wait wait, hold on.

Are the Cornish, or CornishX?

Cornish don't have terminal growth or need to be seperate, CornishX do

I was told they were Cornish not CornishX but they are already much bigger and less active than my other chicks. I’m so sad to hear this is their fate but I appreciate your knowledge.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I was told they were Cornish not CornishX but they are already much bigger and less active than my other chicks. I’m so sad to hear this is their fate but I appreciate your knowledge.

Pictures help. My Cornish bantams did grow faster than the other bantams, but that's because they were developed as a meat bird. They are still healthy, since they are a natural meat bird

 

[RosemaryDuck]

I was told they were Cornish not CornishX but they are already much bigger and less active than my other chicks. I’m so sad to hear this is their fate but I appreciate your knowledge.

https://images.app.goo.gl/MWHv96jrPEXtzew56

Here's a good example picture of a Cornish meat bird chick. They will look much wider and fatter, and will also feather a bit faster then your other chicks.

 

[Flockincrazy]

I was told they were Cornish not CornishX but they are already much bigger and less active than my other chicks. I’m so sad to hear this is their fate but I appreciate your knowledge.

CornishX are meat birds Cornish are not so if you have Cornish your good to go you can raise them together and don't need to butcher them that's good news right

 

[Parront]

Hi, and welcome to BYC!
Most people do not raise them together, for the reasons other people have mentioned. The Cornish Cross is the same bird you buy in the grocery store. Those are usually processed at about 6 to 8 weeks old.
They eat quite a lot, and are not very good layers, if they live that long. If you got them at a store, maybe you could see if you could exchange them for layers? How old are they? Could you post a photo of them for us?