Dixie Rainbows

[pepe1]

Has anyone raised the Dixie Rainbow, someone is selling them and claims they lay 290 x-large eggs in their first year and that the roosters will weigh 5 to 6 pounds in 12 weeks, seems like they would be very popular as a dual purpose breed if true;

 

[Mosey2003]

I could be mistaken, but isn't the Dixie Rainbow supposed to be just another of the free-ranging type meatbirds? If so, the egg laying claim would be really, really odd... The butcher weight at 12 weeks sounds a little inflated to me, but not far off the mark like the laying thing.

 

[Jonm6825]

They are dual purpose birds. Can be for meat or as layers .they lay large brown eggs and if u want for meat they are market ready by around 12 weeks

 

[Jonm6825]

Sorry forgot that everything i have aeen says they will lay 250 to 300 eggs a year

 

[Mosey2003]

Ah, glad I was wrong

 

[Darkjeweler]

I bought some of this breed from tractor supply back in August or September. This is what a couple of them look like now. They are big birds. The boys are more than ready to go to the freezer, but I have just not gotten around to it yet. The egg on the left is the first egg I got from one of the 3 hens I have. It was a double yolk. The blue egg is a large egg from one of my mixed breeds.

 

[MissLavender]

I have 2 Dixie Rainbow hens that are 2 yrs old. One is HUGE (nearly 8 lbs), has the temperament of a meat bird, eats a lot and lays about 4 large eggs/wk. The other is just under 7 lbs, docile, intelligent, inquisitive, eats about the same as my other layers and will lay a HUGE egg that weighs around 80g for 8-9 days in a row, takes a break on day 9 or 10. She is my favorite chicken.

 

[Newyorkrita]

Here is a link to the Dixie Rainbows Thread which does have lots of information.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dixie-rainbows-thread.636488/