We offer Dark Cornish chicks for sale year round, Buff Cornish chicks for sale Feb-June, and White Laced Red Cornish chicks for sale feb-june. They are the parents of the Cornish Cross Broilers. The Cornish breed are great breasted birds.
dark cornish chicks are a brown color. Dark Cornish breeders are looking for a nicely full breast. White Laced Red Cornish chicks are commonly called W. L. Red Cornish chicks.
Production: These super meat qualities have made the Dark Cornish a truly gourmet item to raise for eating. The hens are nice layers of firm-shelled brown eggs and wonderfully hardy. The poultry industry is heavily dependent upon this bird. Most broilers in the supermarket are the result of a cross between a White Cornish and a White Plymouth Rock. These Cornish/Rock crosses are the mainstay of the poultry industry. Be aware, however, that you can't just cross any Cornish and Rock and get a supermarket carcass. The parental lines of these crosses have been developed extensively over the years by the commercial industry.
The Dark Cornish Chicken has a broad, well muscled body. Its legs are of large diameter and widely spaced. The deep set eyes, projecting brows and strong, slightly curved beak give the Cornish a rather mean expression. Cornish males are often pugnacious and the chicks tend to be more cannibalistic than some breeds. Good Cornish are unique and impressive birds to view. The feathers are short and held closely to the body, and may show exposed areas of skin. Because of their short feathers and wide compact bodies, Cornish are deceptively heavy.
Dark Cornish need adequate protection during very cold weather as their feathers offer less insulation than can be found on most other chickens. Due to their shape, good Cornish often experience poor fertility and artificial mating is suggested. Cornish are movers and need space to exercise and develop their muscles. Dark Cornish old males get stiff in their legs if they do not receive sufficient exercise. The Cornish hens normally go broody but because of their very minimal feathers can cover relatively fewer eggs. Dark Cornish are very protective mothers but are almost too active to be good brood hens.
History: Cornish Chickens originated in Cornwall, England, the Dark Cornish used to be know abroad as the Indian Game because of the use of both Old English Game chickens and Asills from India in developing this breed. The Dark Cornish breed was admitted to the American Standard of Perfection in 1893.
Egg Color: Brown
American Poultry Association Class: English
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Conservation Status: Watch
There are two Cornish clubs: International Cornish Bantam Breeders Associationßand the Southern Cornish Club.
We have cornish chickens for sale and the cornish bantams for sale.
