Rare chicken breeds desired for their meat qualities?

Our Roost said:

I have belgium malines also. Listenup! My rooster has recently became aggressive also. I acquaint it to the fact he has matured and come of age for breeding. He was a real sweetheart until his hormones became active. Dont be overly alarmed. He is the first one out of the coop in the morning clearing the way for his ladies and is very protective. He sees you as a threat to his harem.
Put some gloves on and get him first thing in the morning as he exits the coop. Tuck him under your arm and hold his neck while you walk with him until he no longer resists you. Stroke his chest and behind his head along his back. Spend about 10 minutes doing this and talk to him as you are walking around with his hens in sight. You have to do this every day until he no longer sees you as a threat. Try to give him his space during the day and let him do his thing. Remember that its his purpose to reproduce and protect the flock. Give this a try before you depose of this breed.

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Newyorkrita said:

I was just on the GreenFire Farms Website looking at both the Malines and the Izegem Cuckoo breeds.

Both seem to have lots of similarities and be good for both eggs and meat. And now plenty of time has gone by since this thread was last active. So I wonder if shortcomings of these breeds might have been improved upon in new generations that have passed.

Just especially curios about these breeds because really there isn't much information available that I can find.

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UTQuail said:

I have a pair of the Izegem Cuckoo from GFF. They’re only about 6 weeks old right now but good sized with a sticky frame.
There is very limited I formation on the breed. My online searching has come up with almost nothing more than GreenFires website.

I also have a pair of Bresse from GFF that have been laying for about 3 months but poor fertility and birth defects have me thinking they are too inbred, so I’m looking into options to cross them with something else for meat birds.

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ChicksinMT said:

I was hoping to find more here too. It seems like there’s a huge buzz when a breed comes out but then it’s hard to find out what happened. A few whispers of infertility or inbreeding and people quit talking. The excitement just goes away or something. This coming from a lurker and past thread comber.

I saw a picture of a Lamona on the internet and I tried to learn a about them but haven’t made contact with anyone who actually knows anything about them. And after I bought the recreated version and friends asked about my chicks I was too embarrassed to tell them what they were. “Just white chickens”
There was tons of buzz about them before when they were ghosts—but I can’t find much about them as recreated Lamonas.
I probably should have posted this elsewhere.

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