Opinions on the best chickens to raise for meat vary greatly, depending on who you ask. There are two primary options: Cornish cross (aka Cornish Rocks) and heritage breeds. Cornish cross have been ...

Charles Ochsner has always wanted to be able to make a living off his family's 124-acre spread in rural Glyndon. Now he's decided to raise Cornish cross chickens, without using antibiotics or growth ...

Industrial chicken farming—whether for meat or egg production—is notoriously inhumane. Chickens raised for meat live in crowded, windowless barns, induced into a state of semi-torpor, while those ...

You don’t have to be an insufferable bore to want boar that didn’t suffer! This little piggy from Root Down Farm is living the dream. Photo by Federica Armstrong. Happily, alternatives abound. If you ...

Alphonsine "Therese" Makowsky, the original breeder of the Rock Cornish game hen and a pioneer of frozen food recipes, died Oct. 30 at her home in Danville. She was 92. Known to her family and friends ...

Grant Wilderman holds the silver plate in front of his Grand Champion cornish cross chickens at the Illinois State Fair. At the 2018 Governor’s Sale of Champions, Wilderman’s chickens sold for $4,000.

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 ...