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Compost King
Free Ranging
No, do what you want.
I was just curious ... wondering if it was tastier? Or stayed tender "on the hoof" longer ... Or something else???
I have no idea how the black meat is, never had it. I know Asians really like it, So if I create a decent sized Chicken with Fibromelanin (sp) It might have a market. I have no dreams of making money off any of my crossings since I only have chickens to because they turn leaves into compost swiftly and add nitrogen pellets. So I have a lot of room to play around and experiment with breeding. I make money off the compost as I producing landscaping trees as my "day job". I will likely sample one to see what the big deal with the black meat is. I am guessing its a novelty more than anything but it might taste different or have a different texture. So my "Because I can" type of answer explains everything I do with chickens. I am aimless and learning. No matter what I do they are going poop and scratch leaves and that's all I am concerned about. Meat Birds produce the most manure, so I went in that direction, my other breeding projects going on are in finding the best chicken for scratching up the most leaves the fastest so I can cycle through all those free leaves I saved in the fall faster. I never made a thread on that because I might be the only person on here who has chickens strictly for breaking down compost. So far Old English Game bantams (likely full size too) and Leghorns have been my best scratchers.