Contact the County Department Directory Documents and Forms Documents and Reports Forms and Applications Bids & RFPs About the County County Service Fees; A to Z County Services Social Media Facebook In the News Weekly Bulletin County News County Parks Community Resources
One Cornish hen per person is considered an appropriate serving, though larger hens can be split in half to feed two people. Most sources credit the Makowsky's of Connecticut for developing the small bird in the mid-1950s, while other historians crediting Donald John Tyson of Tyson Foods with the initial idea for breeding and marketing the hens in the 1960's.
It can be costly, to both your budget and your chickensâ health! The University of California-Davis recommends the following for feeding layer hens: 1  Chick starter: 2 to 2.9 lbs. 2  per chick for the first six weeks. 3  Pullet grower: 12 to 13 lbs. 4  per pullet for approximately 14 weeks. 5  Layer feed: 1.8 to 2.4 lbs.he University of California-Davis recommends the following for feeding layer hens: 1  Chick starter: 2 to 2.9 lbs. 2  per chick for the first six weeks. 3  Pullet grower: 12 to 13 lbs. 4  per pullet for approximately 14 weeks. 5  Layer feed: 1.8 to 2.4 lbs.