Meat Chickens

Jumbo Cornish Cross

The Jumbo Cornish Cross Chicken is a fast developing; broad breasted meat type chicken. Ready to dress in six weeks or sooner. Feed high protein feed that is 21% or better.  Fluid in the body cavity (Ascite) and/or leg weakness may result and it may be necessary to restrict the feed intake - slowing down the growth rate.	Photo of Dressed out Cornish Cross Chicken		Image of Day old Cornish Cross Chicks
	Cornish Cross Chickens
Dear Cackle. This was our family's 1st year showing Market Broiler chickens at our Country Fair.  This is my daughter, Dominique with her 2010 Grand champion Pen of 3 Market Broilers at the Tehama District Fair, Tehama County, California.  Thank you for helping us have the best 1st year we could have imagined!!		Click on picture to watch slide show All photos the courtesy of Victoria Strauser The picture above is of a Jumbo Cornish Cross Chicken that Victoria Strauser purchased from Cackle Hatchery in July 2012.  In her own words Victoria states, "In July I ordered a batch of 60 Jumbo Cross Broilers. Despite the extreme heat all summer in the Midwest , my chicks arrived in perfect health - with a few extras thrown in by your hatchery at no extra charge (thank you!). All of the chicks were running around, eating and drinking on the first day. They were so healthy we were able to move them out of the brooder into our chicken tractor in the pasture by the age of 2 weeks. At 8 weeks of age we butchered them - all 64! We had not lost a single chicken in 8 weeks. Our chickens post-processing have been weighing 5-5/12 #, even the hens - some we had trouble fitting into the oven bags! We are completely thrilled with the health and quality of your birds and will definitely order them again next year."

Did You Know:  A chicken tractor is a movable pen with no bottom. This can be moved around the yard and the manure goes directly into the ground.

Cornish Cross Chicken Breed Information and Chicken Facts

Cornish Cross Chicken Breed Information:

The Cornish Cross Chicken (Cornish X), (Broiler), (Cornish/rock), (Jumbo Cornish cross) is a cross between the Commercial Cornish chicken and a White Rock Chicken. They were developed for the commercial meat chicken market and have been dominating it for the past fifty years. They are a rapid grower and pullets can reach 4 1/2 lbs by 6 wks of age and cockerels 6 lbs by 6 wks of age. They grow so fast that their legs may give out from their weight and it is not recommended that they be kept for breeding. You can take away the chicken feed at night to restrict the feed intake to slow the growth of the chicken. This will allow the bones and tendons to catch up with the rapid growth of the Cornish boiler. However, do not use small particle bedding (like saw dust or small shavings) because when restricting their feed they will eat too much of their bedding material and cause sickness and death. This breed is bred specifically to butcher and is not recommended for a pet. Generally, if the Cornish broiler chicken is NOT butchered/dressed it will have health issues with the heart, bones, muscles, tendon and sores from sitting all the time. This breed is your best option for efficient feed/time/butcher weight. Cackle Hatchery currently hatches out the “Cobb 500” blood line/strain with occasionally hatching the “Ross 308” blood line/strain. It is recommended to harvest this broiler between 4-10 weeks of age depending on desired weight. It takes roughly 14 lbs of feed to get 1 chick to 8 weeks of age. At 8 weeks the expected average weight (averaging for male and female) is 6 ˝ pounds of live weight.

Chicken Facts:

• Poultry Show Class: No Poultry Class at this time
• Weights -   Hen-----6 lbs         Rooster------10 lbs
                      Pullet---5 lbs         Cockerel----7-8 lbs              
                      6 wk pullets - 4 1/2 lbs       Cockerel - 5 1/2 lbs
• Purpose - Meat Production
• Egg Shell Color - Brown
• Egg Production - Poor
• Country of Origin -United States
• APA: -No
• ALBC: -Not Listed

Cackle's Red Broilers  

A great alternative to the white commercial Cornish cross chicken. Cackle’s red broiler is slower growing than the commercial Cornish cross chicken but faster growing than the regular heritage chicken breeds. This makes for a great broiler without some of the health issues the commercial Cornish cross might encounter. At 9-10 weeks the males should be at 6 lbs and the females should be at 5 lbs.

Day old Red Broiler Chicks  

Chicken Facts:

• Poultry Show Class: No Poultry Class at this time
• Weights -   9-10 wks of age: Cockerels: 6 lbs and pullets 5 lbs
• Purpose - Meat Production
• Egg Shell Color - Brown
• Egg Production - Poor
• Country of Origin -United States
• APA: -No
• ALBC: -Not Listed 

Breed  Group Qty Per Chick Price To Purchase Cackle's Red Broiler Straight Run 5 2.40  12.00 Cackle's Red Broiler Straight Run 10  2.30 23.00 Cackle's Red Broiler Straight Run 15  2.30 34.50 Cackle's Red Broiler Straight Run 25  2.20 55.00 Cackle's Red Broiler Straight Run 50 2.10  105.00 Cackle's Red Broiler Straight Run 100 2.10 210.00

---

Hungry Man Special (Hatchery Choice)

Provides both meat and eggs for your family.
Includes: 50 Jumbo Cornish Cross straight run chicks and 25 Brown Egg pullet chicks (Our choice).  One Jumbo Cornish Cross, other hen photos  - photos of breeds you might receive.

	50 Jumbo Cornish Cross straight run chicks AND
25 Brown Egg pullet chicks. Below are photos of some of the Brown Egg layer pullets you might receive. (Our Choice)

Hatchery Choice are shipped at 1 day of age, the chicks arrive at your post office at 2-3 days of age

 

Breed	Group	QTY	Per Chick	Price	To Purchase
Hungry Man Special (Hatchery Choice)	Hatchery Choice	1	1.493333333	112.00

 

---

Frypan Special (Hatchery Choice)

No Choice of breed and these are all cockerels of Heavy Breed Chicks ( Heritage male poultry) . Five free Exotic chicks or *(3 free ducks with every 100)! Photos below are some of the birds you may receive. *Duck choice is only available for March-June and are not available the 2 weeks before Easter.

Hatchery Choice are shipped at 1 day of age, the chicks arrive at your post office at 2-3 days of age

Breed	Group	Qty	Per Chick	Price	To Purchase
Frypan Special (Hatchery Choice)	Cockerels	25	.74	18.50
Frypan Special (Hatchery Choice)	Cockerels	50	.545	27.25
Frypan Special (Hatchery Choice)	Cockerels	100	.375	37.50	3 free ducks 5 free exotic chicks   Duck option not available after July 4th

Heavy Barnyard Special (Hatchery Choice)

50 (approximately 12 pullets and 38 cockerels
100 (approximately 25 pullets and 75 cockerels
Ideal combination for a few layers and fryers for your freezer.

Hatchery Choice are shipped at 1 day of age, the chicks arrive at your post office at 2-3 days of age

Breed	Group	QTY	Per Chick	Price	To Purchase
Heavy Barnyard Special (Hatchery Choice)	Hatchery Choice	50		42.00
Heavy Barnyard Special	Hatchery Choice	100		76.00

*Special Heavy Assorted (Hatchery Choice)

We mix these heavy breeds together as available and let you have them at a Special Low price. We do not guarantee breed or sex...but we do Guarantee all heavy breeds. Includes a few pullets.

Hatchery Choice are shipped at 1 day of age, the chicks arrive at your post office at 2-3 days of age

Breed	Group	QTY	Per Chick	Price	To Purchase
Special Heavy Assorted (Hatchery Choice)	Hatchery Choice	25		21.25
Special Heavy Assorted (Hatchery Choice)	Hatchery Choice	50		32.50
Special Heavy Assorted (Hatchery Choice)	Hatchery Choice	100		.56.00

Be sure to check out the Bargain Specials, as you can combine different egg layers in smaller amounts and buy as an assortment.  Cackle Hatchery also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale, bantams for sale, ducks for sale, geese for sale, turkeys for sale, guinea for sale, peafowl for sale, pheasant for sale, Chukar partridge for sale, bobwhite for sale, many different breeds of baby chicks for sale. You will find many different breeds of chicken to house in your chicken coops.

Next Page - Rare Breeds  
Return to Home Page