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That's a great point. Nothing really compares to a CX in terms of growth or tenderness. Here's a side-by-side comparison of a 14-week-old EE cockerel compared to an 8-week-old CX. EE was butchered at 14 weeks because he was being a hormonal terror, but honestly a 6-month-old one I butchered...

If you are looking for advice from folks that have actually tried it, I suggest you try posting in the meat bird forum. BYC may even be able to move this post. I think you'll reach more meat bird raisers over there with more experience with different diets. They'll probably be better able to...

Commerical feed has only been around for like the last 100 years. Before that, chickens just got whatever was available. My Oma used to live in the German countryside. Folks had little plots along a back road that they used for gardens or animals. One lady had chickens. They were feed via a huge...