I was reading the comments on MyBackyardChicken and it sounds like the cornish hybrids are going to be a different sort of chicken. There's a lot of sites & blogs out there that are so against these birds because they're "mutants" and grow so fast. I'll just have to see. But one person described them as feathered pigs (I can allow them access to food for 12 hours a day otherwise they'll eat themselves to death) and try to get them to stand as much as possible rather than sit & eat & eat & eat & eat.
Rick - I'd agree with the counseling for the chicken. I do torment them by holding them in my hands and letting the cats & dogs sniff them. I've found the hard way that, if the cats/dogs don't know what the chickens are & are under Mama's protection, then they're feathered toys to play with & eat. But since Mama's watching & holding, be VERY careful with them, no teeth/claws allowed. My one dog, Waffles, absolutely loves the chickens, licking them & snuggling them as much as they'll let her. However, they don't care too much for it & will peck at her!
