I know , next year i do over 2000 bird hope is worth. i grow my own corn to save some coast.Well my assumption is the same. However I believe that we can experiment w/ this breed to see if it will make a better restaurant quality broiler. The Label Rouge chickens were originally imported for the same reason. Fact of the matter is that I don't think most sustainable farmers want to cage 500 birds and feed them dairy and corn for a month. The cost effectiveness of that is questionable particularly for American palates.