Cornish game hen - wikipedia Cornish game hen This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2009 ) A Cornish game hen ready for the oven Baked Rock Cornish game hen with vegetables A roasted Cornish Game Hen In the United States, a Cornish game hen, also sometimes called a Cornish hen, poussin, Rock Cornish hen, or simply Rock Cornish, is a hybrid chicken sold whole. Despite the name, it is not a game bird. Rather, it is a broiler chicken, the most common strain of commercially raised meat chickens. Though the bird is called a `` hen '', it can be either male or female. A Cornish hen typically commands a higher price per pound than typically sold chickens, despite a shorter growing span of 28 to 30 days, as opposed to 42 or more for regular chicken. The Rock Cornish game hen or Rock Cornish hen is a cross between the Cornish Game and White Plymouth Rock chicken breeds. This breed develops a large breast over a short period of time compared to game hens. Rock Cornish game hens weigh about 2.5 pounds ( 1.1 kilograms ) after four to six weeks, at which time they are slaughtered. Contents 1 Legal definition ( United States ) 2 History 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links Legal definition ( United States ) The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. ( January 2016 ) The United States Department of Agriculture describes the Rock Cornish game hen or Cornish game hen as `` a young immature chicken ( less than five weeks of age ), weighing not more than two pounds ready - to - cook weight, which was prepared from a Cornish chicken or the progeny of a Cornish chicken crossed with another breed of chicken. '' History Most credit Alphonsine `` Therese '' and Jacques Makowsky of Connecticut for developing the small bird in the mid-1950s. A Saturday Evening Post article from July 1955 credited Mrs. Makowsky with coming up with the idea to breed the Cornish game chicken, which she had discovered in a book. The Makowskys began cross-breeding the Cornish game cocks with various chickens and game birds, including a White Plymouth Rock Hen and a Malayan fighting cock, to develop the Rock Cornish game hen, a succulent bird suitable for a single serving. The musician and comedian Victor Borge was both an investor and promoter of the Rock Cornish Game Hen in its early years. His personal popularity helped change the bird from an exotic menu item into a common household meal. References ^ Jump up to : `` What is a Cornish Hen ? '' Ochef.com. Accessed July 2011. Jump up ^ Zenreich, Scott. `` Cornish Hens. '' Zenreich.com. Accessed July 2011. Further reading Doyle, Jim ( December 1, 2005 ). `` Te Makowsky - original breeder of the Rock Cornish game hen ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 17, 2013. External links USDA revises poultry definitions for broilers, roasters USDA Search Results USDA USDA Standards and Grades for Poultry Cooking Information and Recipes Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cornish_game_hen&oldid=850957885 '' Categories : Chicken hybrids American cuisine Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from October 2009 All articles needing additional references Articles with limited geographic scope from January 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 19 July 2018, at 03 : 21 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what kind of bird is a cornish hen
Answer: a cross between the Cornish Game and White Plymouth Rock chicken