Slow Growing Broilers

[OSUman]

I was wondering if i got some slow growing broilers if i could breed them or would they die like Cornish X do?

 

[sussexgal]

Breed them.... with each other? They are a cross (hybrid) and will not breed true.... as far as longevity, others will need to chime in here

 

[OSUman]

what about freedom rangers?

 

[jaku]

Are you talking about colored broilers like the Rangers? Either way, you can't breed them, but if you're talking about the "slow growing" broilers at McMurray, I could be wrong but I think they're just Cornish X's. McMurray likes to be creative to sell more birds- for example, you can get "Cornish Game Hens," but if you read the fine print, they are Cornish X's, and they tell you to butcher them a few weeks earlier. The "frying pan special" should also be called "We have these extra leghorn roosters that no one wants."

 

[zephyrcreek]

I have talked to over 1/2 dozen people that have held back the colored broilers from J&M and hatched the following year. Some of these people bred the CB back to CB and others held back the CB hens and crossed them with a dual purpose roo. All of them have been very happiny with the results. I will be tryiing this myself next year. Hopefully I will have the same results.

 

[OSUman]

thanks zephy so you can breed them great to know