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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.
Cornish hen. Cornish hen or Cornish chicken, breed of poultry that originated in Cornwall, England, but gained prominence only after it was established in the United States.Its body shape is quite different from that of other chickens.ornish hen. Cornish hen or Cornish chicken, breed of poultry that originated in Cornwall, England, but gained prominence only after it was established in the United States.