Well, I've heard from Brahma breeders, that hatchery Brahmas are not nearly as impressive as a 'breeder quality' Brahma, simply since hatcheries focus more on egg production traits vs growth, color and etc. But then again they can be harder to come by, these higher quality ones. Actually, all my...
You know, of the two rangers I have, one is super heavy and meatier than the other, and I see him sometimes struggling with mating. He still does the deed often enough, but anything larger or heavier and he probably wouldn't be able to.
This is veryyy interesting for me!
I currently have 2 Red Rangers out with the flock breeding, and I have had some neat results. My chicks grow faster and have a nicer sized breast, not like the ranger but better than the hen breed. I got a 5, almost 6lb carcass (gutted) at a little over 4...