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If I remember correctly< I know i am stealing this from somewhere here> someone said start where you are with what you have.... if you have access to hatchery birds then that's where you start you have received much advice... don't be too discouraged. now my 2 cents anyway. for a meat cross...

One thing about poultry is not everyone has the same goals... one person may want more and bigger eggs while another doesn't eat eggs and is only interested in meat.... one persons ideas of a good balance may be 100 eggs a year and a 12 pound bird at a year while another wants 280 eggs a year...

most folks that have chickens started out where you are now, reading through all the possibilities and dreaming of what could be. Most folks I know now keep a different breed than they originally thought they would want. I personally started out with just a few egg layers in mind... never...

While you have several valid points, in remote areas where there are very few if any true breeders hatchery birds are what is available. Not every hatchery offers the same stain of a given breed. Example, I have gotten some light brahmas from cackle hatchery that are actually Big birds that Look...

Freedom ranger hatchery is far enough away they refuse to ship to me, thats why mine are red ranger type.... lol there are several threads here about using them

your stated goals sound similar to mine. my goals and the breeds I am working with continue to change but my stated goal is to work twords being able to process extra cockerels at 14-16 weeks and have enough meet on them to make an attractive meal(live weight 5 pounds? with processed weight...