Good article, although seemed to be more on opinion than facts.
Cornish X: The Quick Meat Bird
- Author RaisinChicks7
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RaisinChicks7
Well a factual occurrence is what I and my husband personally experienced raising these birds. It’s not an opinion - it actually happened. My opinion is these birds are not a great choice for the first meat flock. The facts are they grow at differing rates, some did not survive it, and they can be culled in 6 weeks.
RaisinChicks7
Thank you for your reply. Sounds like we went through the same thing. Dora the Explorer had what I would say was a stroke and was gone in the morning in the coop with Nora by her side. Nora lasted another month and died in the night probably from a heart attack. They are not meant to keep a long time. They are sweet birds. It is sad, in my opinion.
RaisinChicks7
Glad you enjoyed the article. They were free grazed and outside by 3 weeks old. Feeding schedule was 12 on 12 off. We live in Florida but it was winter here. They had a heat lamp in the brooder and then the coop. There were 25 birds in the flock. I’d have to say now, after raising other meat birds, the Cornish X we received were not a hearty group.
The reason I chose Quick Meat Bird is because they are. Literally in 6 weeks you have a freezer full of birds. Unbelievable but true. But with that fast growth comes, what I and so many others have described as, unfortunate issues.
The reason I chose Quick Meat Bird is because they are. Literally in 6 weeks you have a freezer full of birds. Unbelievable but true. But with that fast growth comes, what I and so many others have described as, unfortunate issues.
RaisinChicks7
Thank you!
RaisinChicks7
I didn’t know that. Good to know. We would consider raising them again if we could be sure they were healthy. Mine came from a reputable hatchery so I guess it was the luck of the draw and I was not lucky.