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Does anyone know where I could get standard White Rocks from that aren't hatchery stock? Honestly, I'd like to keep replenishing my own stock so I'm not buying birds every 6 months or so (we eat a lot of chicken! LOL). I know it probably won't be until Spring at this point... Kobey - Thank you...

Quote: That's not bad! I was thinking in terms of months and months (I must have our beef cattle on the brain which we raise for 24 - 26 mo.) I figured commericial food was the way to go. The only thing that might change my mind is that I have most feeds around for horses and goats and cattle...

This all makes me feel much better because, here I am, thinking, "What in the heck am I going to go with the BR meat when they've lived out their life?!?!" LOL Like I said, I think I'll try the Freedom Rangers as a "Let's see if I can't kill them all and have some practice with processing as...

See this is why I do research here! Have you guys ever had a project and you get advice from EVERYONE! And its all the wrong advice! Lol I think I'm going to do freedom rangers to start....just for the experience. But then I think I might try to do white rocks.... or maybe just more barred...

Would you use Barred Rocks for meat birds? I've heard that they have some sort of jelly layer on top of the skin (or something to that effect) that makes them hard to process. Or would you only use "meat bird" breeds (like Freedom Rangers, CornishX, etc.)? Or would you use a different breed...