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Free Ranging
Now its time for the latest Red Ranger Cross... Drum Roll Please (as if this is that thrilling)
Rhode Island White x Red Ranger. They look like 2 different sizes in this picture but I never noticed it when I picked them up, they spend most of their time under the Brooder Plate. The Red Ranger did a molt, laid 2 or 3 eggs then went on strike. Not sure what's going on with her. I am down to one and she hasn't been productive lately. Maybe she got too fat? Maybe her laying life is short because she is a hybrid? I really like Red Rangers but I might go with a different free range meat breed. I am considering Moyers Imperial Red (or grey but I am liking what I do with Reds). I still have my 3 CX girls with rationed feed. Hopefully I can get 1 to survive to Point of Lay but if I get all 3 then I can speed up my different crossings. I am actually out of Roosters I want to cross with Red Rangers. All my best meaty roosters are sons of the Red Rangers. Maybe a different Red speciality broiler would keep the vigor up. Red Rangers seem to have good sized legs and a Royal Red has larger breasts. Royal Red from Moyers is what I might get next if I can find someone local to go halves on a minimum order.
Rhode Island White x Red Ranger. They look like 2 different sizes in this picture but I never noticed it when I picked them up, they spend most of their time under the Brooder Plate. The Red Ranger did a molt, laid 2 or 3 eggs then went on strike. Not sure what's going on with her. I am down to one and she hasn't been productive lately. Maybe she got too fat? Maybe her laying life is short because she is a hybrid? I really like Red Rangers but I might go with a different free range meat breed. I am considering Moyers Imperial Red (or grey but I am liking what I do with Reds). I still have my 3 CX girls with rationed feed. Hopefully I can get 1 to survive to Point of Lay but if I get all 3 then I can speed up my different crossings. I am actually out of Roosters I want to cross with Red Rangers. All my best meaty roosters are sons of the Red Rangers. Maybe a different Red speciality broiler would keep the vigor up. Red Rangers seem to have good sized legs and a Royal Red has larger breasts. Royal Red from Moyers is what I might get next if I can find someone local to go halves on a minimum order.