I got an e-mail from Barbara sometime this weekend. For anyone curious:
Tricolor = Golden Ranger
Redbro = Bronze Ranger
Coloryield = Red Ranger
MasterGris = Grey Ranger
Black = Black
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I believe he'll post the information on them. The Black I know was the slowest growing of all, whereas all the other colors seemed to be within a week of each other as far as finishing time/weight. So, aside from the black, you just pick the color which is prettiest to you. :o
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I fiddle with breeding my own broilers, but they're nothing like what you can get as day old chickens. You can start playing with breeding now, but expect it to take a good 5 years until you get nice results. I'll continue to buy-in broilers for sale, while just eating my homebred...
Exactly, I figure maybe 3 out of every 50 I'll get to eat myself... and it's darn good chicken! It's also a first step for cautious shoppers to start eating farm foom, rather than stryofoam wrapped grocery store food.
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I posted it earlier today. It costs me around $4.00/lb to raise broilers. If I didn't amoratize equipment, it's closer to $3.89/lb.
It doesn't matter which breed you use. A broiler chicken will reach, say, 8 lbs after eating the same quantity of food. Just with some 'breeds' they...
For those of you ordering, re-ordering or planning to order Redbro broilers from JM Hatchery, I have some information for you:
1) If you ordered today, the next shipping date is July 16th.
2) On July 16th, the following additional colored broilers will be available:
Le Poulet Tricolor...