Saipan Jungle Fowl as meat birds?

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Plus, if you're new to chickens--you probably want to start with a more gentle bird. Personally, I've never had a Saipan but I've heard they can get nasty. As for meat--I bet they'd be pretty tough and they mature slowly.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Every breed will have its bad apples, and true saipan are supposedly known manfighters. However, the hatchery saipan aren't, unless you consider protective cocks and hens that nip at fingers (because they think everyone carries food just for them) as being "nasty"

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Every breed will have its bad apples, and true saipan are supposedly known manfighters. However, the hatchery saipan aren't, unless you consider protective cocks and hens that nip at fingers (because they think everyone carries food just for them) as being "nasty"

That's true! I must have blocked out the hatchery part when I was reading! LOL

 

[Tammy N]

Hi all i was given some Siapan X Brahma Cross here locally the guy had a siapan Roo and the hens he got from the same guy i got mine ,
So i gave him an extra Roo i had Brahma . Well we hatched some Mixes We thought where Full D brahmas .

If anyone is interested I think she is letting go of her Roo and any chicks useful you can have .

I might keep 2 hens for broody mommas Crossing fingers ,

 

[ijon]

There is a add on Angies list for Saipan jungle fowl in Muskegon michigan.

 

[TinyBirds]

I raised 18 saipan and they give a nice body shape for eating. I think 6 lbs live weight at around 16 weeks, and good breast meat. I only ate 3 so far (showed aggressiveness toward other birds or my 4 yr old), but so far the rest still eat from my hand and are much friendlier than my other birds even though we didn't handle them as chicks. Time will tell how many roosters turn aggressive though, they are only 5 months old. I think at this point i wouldnt recommend any large roosters around toddlers, since even 2 of my lavender orps turned super aggressive (hurting even me) once their hormones hit. I have raised hundreds of roosters and many breeds including bantams which often also can become aggressive, but luckily their smaller size makes them less dangerous. If i didnt have kids, i might think"my roosters havent attacked and are super sweet" but then they attack my toddler (have had 3 toddlers over the years). Similar to people that think they have a docile dog until it rips open the leg of the neighbors kid that comes to close to the food dish.