Best kind of Meat Bird

[ShadowRooster]

What kind of breedable chickens make the best meat birds? Witch ones grow fastest, tast best, ect. I would like to breed my own meat birds, but you cant breed the normal meat chickens.

 

[BirchHatchery]

barred rock white rock n white leghorn what i raise

 

[Buster52]

The breeds that get most mention here...

Buckeyes
Delawares
Standard Cornish (my favorite so far... good breast meat)
White Rocks (grow fast)

There are others. Take a look at this thread for lots of ideas...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=303294

There are some here who are experimenting with breeding Cornish Cross, others who are working with Freedom Rangers.

 

[pringle]

Jumbo brown coturnix quail there easy to care for eat less are more fun less space take 8 weeks to lay eggs but for the best tasting meat bird I would for buckeyes or dorkings or for faster growing ones cornish x's

 

[coltsdad]

Right now I am crossing dark cornish and aracauna , the chicks just started hatching and they are litte monsters . I bought som buckeye chicks to try crossing on the dc later.

 

[Brunty_Farms]

I have buckeyes and CX hens currently and use them both for meat. I have eggs in the incubator from the pure buckeyes and the buckeye x CX cross..... awaiting results.