SC - Chicken Catalogs

[Ron and Laurene Wells]

> Size and breed never seemed to have any influence on the meaness of the
>roosters, and the Bantams were as docile as any and kept specifically for the
>pretty tiny colored eggs, not as "game" or fighting birds.
>Perhaps somebody could track down one of those mail order farm bird catologues
>which would probably tell for sure what type of bird a cornish game hen is?
>- -brid
>

   My family had chickens when I was in high school.  Perhaps it is time
that has addled my brain, but I have fond memories of them.  The Buff
Orpingtons and the Auracaunas were my favorite.   Since graduating from high
school, I have never lived in a place where I could freely (or legally) keep
chickens in my back yard, but I do keep daydreaming of a time when I might
have my own place on my own land, and might have chickens again.  So I order
Chicken Catalogs, and lust over the birds pictured in them.  :)

If you would like to order catalogs of your own, here are two that have a
good selection and color pictures.  I thought I had another one as well, but
can't find it at the moment.

Murray McMurray Hatchery
Webster City, Iowa  50595-0458
1-800-456-3280

Stromberg's Chicks & Gamebirds unlimited
Box 400
Pine River Minnesota  56474
1-800-720-1134

  Both catalogs offer a variety of poultry referred to as "Cornish Game"
birds, the females of which are called "Cornish Game hens".  Males are
cockerels.  They are slightly longer legged, large breasted, quick footed,
and are offered in both standard and bantam sizes.  Strombergs offers
several colors of this breed of chicken, but does not have all of them
pictured - I believe Strombergs offers more choices but they pack a lot into
their catalogs.  Murray has pictures of ALL the birds they sell, and is a
very informative catalog.  From reading these catalogs, I would surmise that
the "Cornish Game Hens" we buy in the store are of this odd variety of
chicken.  I could of course be totally wrong.  :)

Does that help anyone?
- -Laurene
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