Cochin, Brahma, or dorkings?

[Chickenheadmate]

Which, in your experience or opinion, yields more breast meat out of those?
I have a red broiler i wanted to breed to my cornish cross but last night I was like maybe a heritage rooster would be better since they breed true. Plus, this red broiler doesn't have much breast meat. My cornish cross has about the same and it's half the size!

 

[Chickenheadmate]

Happy 4th of July to everyone.

 

[Mosey2003]

If you're crossing onto Cornish broiler, that's where you're going to get your breast meat influence, so I don't think it really matters. Being in TX, I'd probably choose Dorking just because less feathers would seem cooler, to me.

 

[Chickenheadmate]

Yeah, that definitely is something I was taking into consideration. I was leaning towards the LB, but then I came across the Dorkings. Read a lot of good stuff about taste and texture as well.

 

[Compost King]

I would go with Dorking, intact I am breeding my Red Rangers Hen with my Dorking Cockerel when he finally matures into a Rooster. The Entire reason why I got the red Rangers was for this. The Red Rangers are younger but already laying eggs as the Dorking isn't even crowing yet. Currently I have an Ayam Cemani mating with them to see if I can make large breasted Black Meat Chickens. In a month I believe I will be breeding the dorking with the red rangers. Might even get a Cornish X Hen and do the same.

Another Heritage Breed to consider would be the Buckeye, if I had a Buckeye Rooster I would but him over female meat birds.

 

[Chickenheadmate]

I would go with Dorking, intact I am breeding my Red Rangers Hen with my Dorking Cockerel when he finally matures into a Rooster. The Entire reason why I got the red Rangers was for this. The Red Rangers are younger but already laying eggs as the Dorking isn't even crowing yet. Currently I have an Ayam Cemani mating with them to see if I can make large breasted Black Meat Chickens. In a month I believe I will be breeding the dorking with the red rangers. Might even get a Cornish X Hen and do the same.

nother Heritage Breed to consider would be the Buckeye, if I had a Buckeye Rooster I would but him over female meat birds.

I have a red broiler i want to mate to a slow/small growing broiler.
Red broiler has very little breast though. :/

 

[Chickenheadmate]

Actuallly wanted to breed the cx pullet into some dorkings and breed Dorkings. They seem to be great birds but I'm having a hard time finding any.

 

[BlackHackle]

Which, in your experience or opinion, yields more breast meat out of those?
I have a red broiler i wanted to breed to my cornish cross but last night I was like maybe a heritage rooster would be better since they breed true. Plus, this red broiler doesn't have much breast meat. My cornish cross has about the same and it's half the size!

I would say, for a pure bred with lots of breast meat, Brahma, heavy bred Light Sussex, Ixworth, True-to-type Plymouth Rocks, Black Australorps, or Jersey Giants. I wouldn't use Dorking for meat, they are smaller birds. And cochins take too long to mature

 

[Chickenheadmate]

I was thinking LB, due to this dry hot Texas heat, but then I saw these pictures. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ght-of-our-last-dorking-rooster.595887/page-4
Was almost immediately sold. Lol

I would say, for a pure bred with lots of breast meat, Brahma, heavy bred Light Sussex, Ixworth, True-to-type Plymouth Rocks, Black Australorps, or Jersey Giants. I wouldn't use Dorking for meat, they are smaller birds. And cochins take too long to mature

 

[Chickenheadmate]

Would like to see a LB carcass though.