Buyer question
How long do Cornish Cross poultry live?
Our Animal Library gives the Cornish Cross poultry a lifespan of raised for 6–10 weeks.
Source: the Cornish Cross poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Cornish Cross poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
Cornish Cross chickens are a commercial meat hybrid of Cornish and White Rock lines, bred for very fast growth. They reach market weight in six to eight weeks, which makes them the standard for backyard meat birds.
- Hardiness
- 2 out of 5 (Leg and heart problems)
- Origin
- Commercial hybrid, US
- Best fit
- Backyard meat projects
What to weigh
Cornish Cross grow so fast that legs and hearts fail if they are kept long or overfed. Plan to process them on schedule.