Chicken breed
Cornish Cross
The commercial meat chicken. On full feed it reaches table weight in six to eight weeks, and it is bred to grow rather than to live long: legs and hearts give out if birds are kept past slaughter weight. Not a bird for eggs.
Hatch Index lists 1 variety of Cornish Cross from 4 hatcheries, and 1 is in stock today. The cheapest sexed pullet you can order now is Cornish Cross from The Chick Hatchery at $2.70.
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish Cross | 4 | 3 of 3 in stock | $2.70 | $2.70 | 6 |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, Townline Hatchery, The Chick Hatchery.
Cornish Cross over time
This site has read Cornish Cross stock on 18 days since August 9, 2026, and at least one variety could be ordered on 18 of them. It has been easy to find: some variety could be ordered on every reading. The cheapest bird held at $2.70.
One mark per day this site read every hatchery here, filled when any variety could be ordered; a gap is a stretch with no readings. Read by this site, not reported by the hatcheries.
What the Cornish Cross is like
- To the table
- Ready in 6 to 8 weeks, about 4 to 6 lb dressed
- Temperament
- Docile, inactive
- Climate
- Struggles in heat
- Kept for
- Meat
- Origin
- Commercial cross of Cornish and White Rock lines
- American standard
- Not recognised; it is a hybrid
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.