nchvac-
It just doesn't seem a worthy project. It's your time and goal but I'd think your goal of meat would be better obtained elsewhere. The thing is you can eat any bird, it doesn't need to be a meat or dual purpose. Leghorns do indeed taste like chicken, they just won't have the breast size your maybe wanting. But that in itself is nullified by making small dual purpose/meat birds. So you see where I'm going with this. Just raise leghorns. If you want something else then go that route but making a project of mini sized plump birds because you've space limitations doesn't seem a fulfilling endeavor. Show quality leghorns and eating the cockerels or even moving over to show quality Andalusion (though that makes for less eggs). With space limitations and wanting eggs an idea of not quite bantam bird for a sole breed for me would be Jearhon.
Come to think of it- Rhode Island Reds come in bantam. There's a meat and egg bird pre-made.
It just doesn't seem a worthy project. It's your time and goal but I'd think your goal of meat would be better obtained elsewhere. The thing is you can eat any bird, it doesn't need to be a meat or dual purpose. Leghorns do indeed taste like chicken, they just won't have the breast size your maybe wanting. But that in itself is nullified by making small dual purpose/meat birds. So you see where I'm going with this. Just raise leghorns. If you want something else then go that route but making a project of mini sized plump birds because you've space limitations doesn't seem a fulfilling endeavor. Show quality leghorns and eating the cockerels or even moving over to show quality Andalusion (though that makes for less eggs). With space limitations and wanting eggs an idea of not quite bantam bird for a sole breed for me would be Jearhon.
Come to think of it- Rhode Island Reds come in bantam. There's a meat and egg bird pre-made.
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