For meat chickens, the industry’s breed of choice is the Cornish Cross (also known as “Cornish-Rock,” as it is a cross between a Cornish and a white strain of Plymouth Rock). Whitefeathered and stocky ...

Cornish cross and heritage chickens are two types of chickens often used for meat. There’s considerable debate about which tastes better, which is easier to raise and which is more “ethical.” ...

Now he's decided to raise Cornish cross chickens, without using antibiotics or growth hormones, and while using a "chicken tractor" that allows chickens to eat grass, peck at bugs and roam. 3 ...