Freedom Ranger Vs. Heritage Breeds

I am not going to touch this one. I have heritage breeds with limited experience using more production oriented breeds. Once feed brought into the equation, production breeds can kick butt. The problem is how complete your investment is. If you skimp, some of the heritage breeds might do better. Might.

 

I'm also eager to hear some answers on these questions. I have experience with a few heritage breeds from hatcheries, and I can say that you should stay away from hatcheries if that is your plan. They do create great fast-growing hybrids though, and my only experience there is with Cornish Crosses. I'm working on heritage Delawares, using a mix of the largest females from a hatchery and some breeder stock. Everyone I've talked to locally (FL) says that Dels are their go-to dual-purpose breed.
I also agree with @centrarchid that it has a lot to do with the feed. I've heard that fermented feed helps with cost as well as weight gain, so I've switched over to that recently and can already see a difference in my birds. They are eager to forage more, they eat everything I put in front of them, they eat half the amount (when dry), they seem to have more energy, and they seem to be gaining weight quicker.

 

I've heard of that, but not that much info on what they are from. Do you know how long they take to hit market weight?