These Smoked Cornish Game Hens are a family favorite! I smoke year-round, but Cornish Game Hens is one of my $5 Friday d ...

Discover some of the basics to raising chickens for meat — from the varying kinds of meat breeds to the benefits of free ranging.

Cornish Game chickens are a heritage poultry breed that was once a popular bird for show. An active chicken breed, Cornish Games are more commonly raised for their meat rather than their egg ...

Grateful Pastures offers Cornish hens, whole larger chickens and chicken in parts such as breasts, legs and thighs. “The term Cornish hen has come to mean just a younger chicken.

Meat chicken breeds raised exclusively for butchering are best if you want to fry or roast the meat. Some people prefer to raise heritage breeds or multipurpose breeds for meat.

But a lot of people just wanted a tender bird with a lot of breast meat. The Red Ranger, which matures at about 10 weeks and cooks up more like a Cornish cross, seemed a good compromise.

Marcelle finds Cornish game hens (which aren't Cornish or game) are an affordable alternative for flavorful old-school chickens. This one is plated with a rice pilaf and potatoes.

Thinking about raising backyard chickens? Learn the rules, challenges and expert tips to ensure a healthy and productive flock.

Cornish game hens are basically chicken for one, and they cook as easily as any chicken.

The Makowskys began cross-breeding the Cornish game cocks with various chickens and game birds, including a White Plymouth Rock hen and a Malayn fighting cock, to develop the Rock Cornish game hen ...

The Kickin’ Chicken Poultry and Game Bird Farm owned by Sandra Colston produces pasture raised quail and chicken eggs as well as quail, chicken, duck and turkey for meat.