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Quote: Now that makes me feel so much better. If I had a heart attack and died in the coop they would fill their crops with me. Survival of the fittest... Or the person with the hatchet.

Quote: I like that explanation too. We've culled dozens of roosters we had since they were an egg. Usually it's easy and having the freezer full of fresh chicken is great too. There have been a few roos that I got attached too but still did the deal. A few we got homes for. We have 20 two...

My rangers smell fine and they are still on 26%. They taste good too. They probably taste better mw but one of the roos just hugged me and said he loved me. What am I to do?

Quote: All I can say, since I've never raised Cornish other than the 20 cornish babies I have in the brooder, is cornish are fat, lazy, piggy, fast growing, stinky birds. My rangers have been in my barn, fed very well, allowed to range a little, and taste great. It's not like a cornish but...

Quote: They are good enough to eat but they are so darn friendly I'm having a hard time. Half of them rush me for scratch. I'm choosing which one gets culled based on which one won't eat out of my hand. Stupid huh? You have them so you know how cool these birds are. Glad the hypnotizing...

Going on 10 weeks now. We got the the third week of July. My roos are crowing in the barn as I type this.

Give them more time. They seem to grow in surges. I sorta remember them growing the most between 4 and 6 weeks. Mine are 10 and slowing down a lot. There is a BIG difference in size between the roos and hens too.

Quote: Keep us posted on how breeding them works. I bet some interesting genetic characteristics will show up.

Quote: Yes, that is one of the biggest advantages. You can cull from 5 weeks to 15 weeks or longer. My understanding is they hit 8 pounds at 12 weeks but I expect that to vary. As for taste I brined a 3 pounder in the fridge for two days and baked it tonight. The meat was tender and...

No seriously. I didn't believe a chicken could be hypnotized either. My friend taught me how to do it. Check out this post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=86779 I love the pics of your rangers too. Me and 2 other members here split an order. Mine hung out in my...

Greyfields is the resident expert of Freedom Rangers. Freedom Rangers are actually no longer sold. jmhatchery.com was a hatcher and shipper for the original Freedom Rangers brand. When the couple who owns the Freedom Ranger brand closed shop jmhatchery.com picked up where they left off. They...