Cornish giant chickens?

Question

hello, i've raised and studied chickens for years now. Lately i've been thinking about a certain crossbreed that i like to call "cornish giant" it would be a crossbreed of cornish and jersey giant. i've never seen one or heard about one, but i've been wondering if theres one out there that you might know of, because it sounds like it would be a big bad chicken.

So do you know of one of these "cornish giants"?

Answer 1

First off, Standard Cornish are notorious for poor fertility and egg-laying abilities.

Jersey Giants were originally bred for a large size.  This large size reduced the egg production.

Any chicks from this cross will have poor-egg laying abilities and can have fertility issues.  The size will be interesting to find out, however you may not have many chicks from the outcome.

Another question is, the Jersey Giant is SO large compared to the standard Cornish.  Which breed would you use as the female? Having a male Cornish would prove difficult as the male would not be able to mount the female.  Having a male Jersey Giant could prove fatal to the Cornish hen.  The Cornish legs are large to help support their own weight, but adding another 13 lbs. could cause the tendons damage or possibly break a bone.  

It's an interesting experiment and it would be interesting to know the outcome.

Answer 2

"Cornish Giants" means, from my brief reasearch into the subject, a jack and the beanstalk type giant. As for a chiken similar, no idea. I'm not as much of an expert on chikens as you are (and doubt that anyone who reads this question will be), but my only advice is just to breed some yourself and see if your theory is correct.