Breeding Red Rangers

[They Call Me Pete]

Whats your experience breeding/marketing them ? Thinking of trying a new venture in meat birds. Getting some for ourselves but figure I can hatch and sell some chicks for a bit of $$. Oh great here I go again with more chickens

 

[Timothy Menezes]

You want to market the chicks? I wouldn't, those birds are still going to be big eaters, but not great layers. So unless you have access to tons of free or very inexpensive feed then they are gonna eat you out of house and home.

I would think your money making opportunity with this breed would be to raise the chicks you buy, and sell the adults, alive or butchered. I would assume the market interested Red Rangers instead of Cornish X's is going to want them fed organically. This will increase your cost, so I would see if you have people interested in purchasing these birds before you even order the chicks.

Just my thought, but have never tried to breed and sell meat birds so I may be off base here.

 

[bbond]

I would personally do a more prolific egg layer specialty meat bird like Bresse.

 

[They Call Me Pete]

I would personally do a more prolific egg layer specialty meat bird like Bresse.

Never heard of these but after reading up on them seems just what I need. Thanks for suggesting.