Rainbow Ranger Broilers

[farmchick897]

Meyer Hatchery has rainbow ranger broilers does anyone have experience raising these vs white broilers? I know they take a couple more weeks to grow out but do they forage more? Are there breasts big like the Cornish X?

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

my guess is that they are pretty close to the Freedom rangers, but just a guess.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I just finished butchering my first ever Freedom Rangers. They grew so fast and became huge. They reminded me of veloceraptor.
They were from Freedomrangerhatchery.
26 arrived, 1 died @ 1 week from unknown cause, 1 blew away in a windstorm their second night outside, possum ate another, 1 went lame at 7 weeks, 1 rooster was a runt that was only 3 lbs. 8 oz. at 11 weeks. Other than that all went well.
I fed 24% protein flock raiser till 8 weeks then switched to 15%.
Killed 3 at 6 weeks - they averaged 3 lb. 1.3 oz.
At 8 weeks they were 4 lbs.
At 12 weeks they were 5 lbs. 5 oz.
They were on pasture from 3 weeks on - they didn't like snow much though.
I was very pleased.

If cornish cross get bigger faster I would be amazed

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

lol, they do.

 

[Talihofarms]

Corinish x 4-5 lbs in 8 weeks.

 

[Country Living Farm]

do you think you could bred these if you let grow up? I was thinking about getting some

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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I asked Kendall about that, I'm sure you could. He said they aren't great layers, just average.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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Wow.
but the FR could run, fly, jump and forage like mad.

 

[ChikeeMomma]

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Wow.
but the FR could run, fly, jump and forage like mad.

Ahh....but the Cornish Xs can, also. Just have to raise them in a different way than normal. My Xs probably didn't fly so high by the end of the 11 weeks, though.

Maybe just a couple of feet off the ground.

 

[Talihofarms]

My cornish run jump and free range with my Marans,RIR and Sussex just fine.
They just don't hang around as long.