ferret333 747 Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Evening all, This summer i hatched half a dozen indian/cornish game from 2 different suppliers in hope to grow these on and to breed next spring to provide me with fertile eggs with the plan of hatching them and to rear for the table.Now my question is am i best of keeping the breed pure or to cross it with a bird with more size and muilti purpose breed such as a sussex?Any info and advice is welcomed as ive never reared for the table. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gamerooster 1,179 Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 I imagine they cross them with a bird to mature faster, I've never kept cornish but other oriental birds I have and they're slow to mature..... on a side note I bought some Carlisle game once from a local sale as they where going cheap, and the amount of meat they have was quite high, just food for thought..... but in my eyes yes, cross to a Sussex, it'll also produce hardier birds that'll rear better free range Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,824 Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 I'm sure I read the reason they crossed the Cornish with the Sussex was so the offspring layed better and to improve the breast meat quantity ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 On an episode of River Cottage they had a bit of trial to see which of 3 crosses was the tastiest and the Indian Game X Dorking won hands down. But I remember reading somewhere before that that this cross was a good table bird. Do your homework, do some experimenting but remember that with all livestock the end result depends A LOT on the rearing. They say Col. Sanders used to go round the cock pits of the Deep South collecting the dead cocks. He must have had one hell of a seasoning. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret333 747 Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 I imagine they cross them with a bird to mature faster, I've never kept cornish but other oriental birds I have and they're slow to mature..... on a side note I bought some Carlisle game once from a local sale as they where going cheap, and the amount of meat they have was quite high, just food for thought..... but in my eyes yes, cross to a Sussex, it'll also produce hardier birds that'll rear better free range Aye that's a point. Yeah I knew a bloke that had some carlise game, what a dense bird they were! Yeah that's the idea , I mean the Cornish build isn't really ideal as I heard with them being so short and wide fertility is the breed is low but by creating crosses theyd manage better surely. I'm sure I read the reason they crossed the Cornish with the Sussex was so the offspring layed better and to improve the breast meat quantity ? I'm pretty sure I heard it a while ago hence me asking bud, as above id like to create a ' utility pen' mainly for meat birds with the bonus of eggs! I think ill definitely give it ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret333 747 Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 On an episode of River Cottage they had a bit of trial to see which of 3 crosses was the tastiest and the Indian Game X Dorking won hands down. But I remember reading somewhere before that that this cross was a good table bird. Do your homework, do some experimenting but remember that with all livestock the end result depends A LOT on the rearing. They say Col. Sanders used to go round the cock pits of the Deep South collecting the dead cocks. He must have had one hell of a seasoning. Oh did they, I may have to try search and find that episode id like to watch that. Yes I couldn't agree more with the rearing side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gamerooster 1,179 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Look up the breed 'ixworth', quite rare now but I think they're a cornish Sussex cross then line bred, dual purpose fowl I think 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 On an episode of River Cottage they had a bit of trial to see which of 3 crosses was the tastiest and the Indian Game X Dorking won hands down. But I remember reading somewhere before that that this cross was a good table bird. Do your homework, do some experimenting but remember that with all livestock the end result depends A LOT on the rearing. They say Col. Sanders used to go round the cock pits of the Deep South collecting the dead cocks. He must have had one hell of a seasoning. Remember that one with the Dorking, sure someone has them on here. I know them cornish are not good breeders cos of the shape, fat legs. Sussex would be a good cross 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
max_wood 161 Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 I've read that its best to use a female Indian game hen and male sussex. The male passes on amounts of eggs laid by young and female gives body size.plus a sussex can mate a Indian hen easier than the other way around. Im planning on having a bash at it in the spring 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Be good to see and hear about the outcome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
max_wood 161 Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Evening all, This summer i hatched half a dozen indian/cornish game from 2 different suppliers in hope to grow these on and to breed next spring to provide me with fertile eggs with the plan of hatching them and to rear for the table. Now my question is am i best of keeping the breed pure or to cross it with a bird with more size and muilti purpose breed such as a sussex? Any info and advice is welcomed as ive never reared for the table. Thanks! where did you get your hatching eggs from please ?only seen a few on ebay and they're fairly expensive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret333 747 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Evening all, This summer i hatched half a dozen indian/cornish game from 2 different suppliers in hope to grow these on and to breed next spring to provide me with fertile eggs with the plan of hatching them and to rear for the table. Now my question is am i best of keeping the breed pure or to cross it with a bird with more size and muilti purpose breed such as a sussex? Any info and advice is welcomed as ive never reared for the table. Thanks! where did you get your hatching eggs from please ?only seen a few on ebay and they're fairly expensive Ebay mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOKEL 2,305 Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Look up the breed 'ixworth', quite rare now but I think they're a cornish Sussex cross then line bred, dual purpose fowl I thinkI live in the village their named after. When I first moved here, there was a game farm on the edge that still bred a few, white birds. Long gone now tho...Yokel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOKEL 2,305 Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Look up the breed 'ixworth', quite rare now but I think they're a cornish Sussex cross then line bred, dual purpose fowl I thinkI live in the village their named after. When I first moved here, there was a game farm on the edge that still bred a few, white birds. Long gone now tho...Yokel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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