Arielle, I was considering crossing the black spanish with the BR and blue slate to see if I could get birds that grow a little faster but I am not interested in the "franken turkeys"
I would think you might have a hard time getting the BBB or BBW to breed? Not sure but I know it is an issue with the meat birds on the chicken side of the house. I do remember my dad saying that once you start getting over 20lbs on bird size you are getting a higher bone to meat ratio. This is not based on any data I have just what he told me and that is what I go by. Besides, I don't know if it was more because they were fresh or the type of bird but the BR's were much more flavorful than a store bought bird.
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