Breeding Meat birds

[eggscetera]

Have any of you bred a good meat cross? I've got a beautiful Freedom Ranger roo with 3 FR hens. I'm looking forward to FR chicks this spring but thought it would be fun to cross my roo with a dual purpose bird to see what i get. Any suggestions?

 

[jessicayarno]

How about crossing the FR roo with a BR hen.. I am getting some fast growing broilers in about a month, similar to the FR and I was just telling my hubby that I would like to try crossing one of the roos with my BR hens and see what I get..

 

[eggscetera]

Good suggestion. I heard Dorkings were a good meat bird but am not sure how long they would take to mature.