🍗 Cornish Cross
Chickens · breed reference
Table weight in 6–8 weeks — nothing else is close. HUSBANDRY: feed must be RESTRICTED (roughly 12 hours on, 12 off) or they outgrow their legs and hearts and die before processing. Not a bird you keep; a bird you raise.
| Species | Chicken |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Meat |
| Table-ready | ~7 weeks |
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