White Cornish: Building a Quality, Sustainable Flock for Meat and More.....

[gatrapper]

Is anyone selling eggs or chicks from these birds?

 

[bantamfav]

My White Cornish turned 7 weeks old this week. The Buckeyes with them are 2 weeks older.... They are enjoy'n the outside coop now and coming along well....

Thank you for this great thread. I'm a 4H poultry leader, and looking to start a class for heritage meat bird for our county fair. It would be great if you could help with a few questions based on your experience:
1. Will the birds do fine if not harvested - i.e., they do not have to be harvested like CX birds. Our 4H kids are not keen on birds that must be harvested, and would like to keep them as part of their home flock. I'm assuming so, since you have a breeding program.
2. You mentioned they were great from 10weeks on up - does this mean "finished" and ready for slaughter? What weight would the birds be at this point - on average, since roos would likely be bigger and heavier.
3. In case you did weigh them as they grew, what were the weights of the birds at 6 or 7 weeks? Would they be considered "finished" at this age - in your opinion?
4. Was there a difference between the growth rates and weights between the white and dark cornish?

Thank you so much for any information you can share.

 

[Compost King]

Is anyone selling eggs or chicks from these birds?

I just found this on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Corn...620458?hash=item2f43c7a5aa:g:wuMAAOSwegRed55P

I do not know the seller or if the birds are of decent quality. I just saw it and I know how rare they are and then went looking for this thread to share what I found. My experiences with Ebay been 10% good 90% bad so I am not even endorsing getting eggs from eBay however I will share any rare find I stumble across.

 

[Ningauble3020]

Would like to buy some hatching eggs from the white ones for shipment. How do I reach you, Fat Daddy?

 

[Redhead Rae]

He hasn’t been around for a while.

Would like to buy some hatching eggs from the white ones for shipment. How do I reach you, Fat Daddy?

 

[gatrapper]

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[Ajb359]

Do you sell chicks or eggs by chance

 

[PlotTwistPoultry]

From what I gather from a comment above, OP isn't around here anymore.

Does anyone else do this or a similar process? We're looking into what it'll take to do this for our meat birds.