cornish rocks

[pinkfox]

rocks (of all colors) are pretty dang meaty n their own, so I cant see why combining the larger breast and faster growth of a pure Cornish to a nice ual purpose rock would be a bad thing...
the only reason white rocks were use is because its much easier to dress out white birds (lighter feathers)
same reason why most commercial everything was developed for white/light coloration, (unluding meat rabbits and pigs, quail, turkey ect...most comerical breeds are white or buff/red...

I say go for it and post pictures!

 

[rhoda_bruce]

So sorry guys. My computer crashed and I'm waiting for a new one. Well my experiment continues. The cross are with some Marans crosses and they are much larger than the Marans.
I do have a problem though. I found my roo dead today and I'm hoping it is accidental. He was near the milking stanchion so hoping he just bothered my doe and got smashed. The hen is fine though and I will post pics of the chicks. Just hoping it isn't an illness. WBF warned me about avian flu further up north.
Honestly though the crosses are about 1/4 to 1/3 the sizes of other chicks from the same hatch about a week before Easter.