Thanks I'll keep those breeds in mind too. I was thinking of only keeping 3 hens per flock anyways. I know that's a small number but it's enough to start with!
I'm trying for an end result of a chicken that will mature early enough and lay well enough to be a valuable egg producer while also having roosters that will be ready for the table around the same time frame. I understand that there are probably a lot of breeds out there that meet that goal but...
I'm going to try to create my own dual purpose breed. I know it doesn't happen overnight though. I wanted to start with Cornish roosters...one on a flock of Ancona hens and the other on a flock of RIR hens. I don't know any other breed that would give me the frame for meet like the Cornish. Or...
I'm wanting to start creating my own dual purpose breed. I was thinking my foundation would be a small flock each of Cornish (roosters) with one flock having Ancona hens and the other RIR hens. But I'm not sure the Cornish is the rooster to start with if I want both meat and egg production in...