Before there were the Cornish-cross we have come to know as short-lived meat birds there were the true heritage Cornish. These are the slow-growing, long-lived, and naturally breeding Cornish originally produced in Cornwall, England from a combination of Old English Game and Aseel blood. Originally bred as a meat producing fowl with heavy bone, heavy muscle, and tight feather this bird is a standard-bred fowl primarily kept for exhibition in the US. The green sheen on the Dark Cornish adds a veneer of beautiful refinement. Don has raised the Cornish bantams in good numbers for decades, starting with stock from Henry Mager of Ohio, and bringing in genetics from Henry many times over the years. Don handles each bird multiple times as it grows out and only birds that meet Don’s strict selection criteria are made available for sale.
 
We are offering the Cornish in base Pairs and Elite Pairs with a high-end male to accelerate your breeding program – the choice can be made at check out. Base Pairs are priced at $200 and Elite Pairs are priced at $350. Pairs are shipped in a vented box 10 x 10 x 13. The cost of shipping and box runs $150 anywhere the USPS delivers in the contiguous US states.When Cornish are traveling long distances or the weather on either end is warm we recommend shipping each bird in its own box which runs an additional $50. If you would like this servce drop us a message and we will gladly accomodate. We ship Cornish October through April, depending on weather and bird availability. Orders received by close of business Friday we aim to ship the following Monday.