Does anyone sell freedom ranger hatching eggs?

[krcote]

I've searched and searched! Hoping that BYC will come through once again!

 

[SpringChickens]

Freedom rangers are a hybrid, so they don't make quite as good meat birds in the F2 generation as the F1. JM Hatchery is a great source for them, though.

http://www.jmhatchery.com/free-range-broiler/colored-range-chicks/prod_5.html

Good luck

 

[krcote]

Thanks SpringChickens, explains a lot

 

[SteveH]

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You might contact Meyers in Ohio , they don't have them listed in their fertile egg list ; but they do sell a red broiler chick so ..................
http://www.meyerhatchery.com/index.a5w

 

[Mrs. Mucket]

I have fertile eggs from a FR rooster and FR hens, but we're not sure what their offspring will turn out like. The hatchery chicks are first generation hybrids.

 

[jadell]

Mrs. Mucket :

I have fertile eggs from a FR rooster and FR hens, but we're not sure what their offspring will turn out like. The hatchery chicks are first generation hybrids.

I wouldn't mind an update on this one Mrs. Mucket!​

 

[Mrs. Mucket]

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I wouldn't mind an update on this one Mrs. Mucket!

Well...we have hatched several chicks in three batches (now age 4 weeks, 12 weeks, and 16 weeks). Their conformation, size, and personality are similar to that of the parent stock. Interestingly, they achieved similar bulk and weight by age 12 weeks even without the meat bird feed I fed the parents. The chicks' coloring has been all over the place. Our rooster was a colorful barred FR and most of the chicks have had pale to bright barring of various colors. We have also crossed RIR and BO hens with our FR rooster, and the FR genes clearly gave some size to at least one (the others are too young to tell). I'll try to post some photos and weights soon.

 

[emptynesterMom]

I would like to hear about you results with this too, Mrs Mucket. I have a new batch of FR in the brooder now and have been considering keeping a few to try my hand at cross breeding. Thanks for the updates.

 

[Mrs. Mucket]

I will post some updates on this thread soon but for now here is a link to another thread that has a few FR breeding experiences toward the end. I think there are a couple of other threads as well.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=318364&p=1