do RIR's make good meat birds?

[tcal]

Do RIR's make good meat birds? I just got a roo to start raising chicks and I'm wondering if the males will make good eaters.

 

[bigredfeather]

I have some RIR eggs in the bator right and am planning on culling the roos. I have been told they are very good to eat. They don't get as large as some meat birds, but if you're not buying the chicks, the meat is less expensive.

 

[PurpleChicken]

You may end up with a 3 pound dressed bird at 16 weeks. Economically
true meat birds will be much cheaper because of the feed to meat
ratio. This can be offet a lot if you free range them.

We have eaten a bunch of our extra RIR roos. They make good soup
birds and fryers. People ate dual purpose birds for a long time before
the meat bird came along.