I am brans new!!!!

[BoomChickaRocka]

Hey, my fiancee and I are getting married July 9th of this year and will be buying a house between now and then. My grandfather grew cornish X's and Leghorns for as long as I can remember, I live too far from him now to get any of his phenomenal stock but I want to make him proud by creating my own. Unlike him, I dont want a use Cornish X's as my meat birds as i dont agree with promoting breeds of animals that are manipulated for a purpose, I want to take advantage of traits while breeding chickens that are considered healthy. I know that I want to have Marans Plymouth Rocks or Leghorns for Eggs. I know that Plymouth Rocks are also considered dual purpose so they make good meat birds. Are there birds that arent Frankenbirds that grow quickly for Meat? I need all the help I can get!!! Please any tips will be well received!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[paddock36]

Nice to meet you.

from Ocala, FL.

Congrats on the wedding to be. Don't forget to post pics.

 

[ARose4Heaven]

Buff Orpingtons. Great all around dual purpose. Great momma's. Nice to look at, and good personality.

 

[NonnasBabies]

&

from Louisiana

Nope, you won't get a dual purpose bird that grows as fast as your meat bird crosses. I rasised black sex links and processed at 5 months and they dressed out between 2.5 3.5 lbs!!

 

[Desert Rooster]

Hello

from Hesperia, Ca and

 

[Attack Chicken]

from Indiana!

AC

 

[AZBootsie]

 

[JulieNKC]

 

[NewHopePoultry]

from Missouri

 

[dkvart1]

Greetings and