Cornish Cross

You can request Cornish Cross through FastPoultry, which matches buyer requests with breeders. Choose from 2 request pages for day-old chicks and started birds, then tell us your quantity, preferred age, and delivery state in the form on this page. Matched breeder options arrive within 1 business day, and you arrange payment, pickup, or shipping directly with the breeder you choose.

Prices for Cornish Cross are set by each breeder and change with season, line quality, age, and quantity, so FastPoultry does not publish a fixed price. Submitting a request is free. Matched breeders reply with current pricing, and you should ask whether the quote includes boxing, shipping, and vaccinations before you pay the breeder directly.

Commercial meat-production hybrid. Reaches butcher weight (6-8 lbs) in 6-8 weeks. NOT a heritage breed - cannot reproduce naturally past 1 generation. Pure efficiency. On FastPoultry, the Cornish Cross is listed under Chickens, with request pages for day-old chicks and started birds. Each request is matched with NPIP-certified breeders who can confirm variety, color, and line before you buy.

The Cornish Cross can be requested as day-old chicks and started birds. Day-old birds ship USPS Express and need a 95 F brooder ready on arrival. Started birds are feathered and closer to laying, so no brooding is needed and pickup is common. Pick the age that matches your brooding setup and how soon you want eggs or breeding stock.

The USDA NPIP state importation table (May 20, 2026) lists VS Form 9-3 as required for shipments into 44 of 50 states, and 31 states list a permit, approval number, or other entry requirement, so check your state's location page before you order. VS Form 9-3 is the NPIP report of sales that the shipping breeder completes, and some states add a permit number, a Pullorum-Typhoid or avian influenza clean-flock rule, or a health certificate. FastPoultry does not ship to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, or the US Virgin Islands through standard requests.