Which is the best meat breed?

So you raise the BO for your table, and the CX and FRs for others? Or do you raise those for yourself, as well?
I hatch out BO's, Speckled Sussex, and BCM from my layer stock every year. I sell as many as I can as chciks, raise up the remaining pullets to POL and sell, and use the rest to replace/add to my stock. All but the best looking rooster from each breed go to the freezer. Depending on how many DP roosters go in the freezer determines how many CX we keep for ourselves. This is my first time raising FR. We will put 30-40 in our freezer this time, and the rest are already sold. I have all the CX for the Spring batch sold to others. We will end up with some LQ and wings from these and that's it. I like having both DP's and CX in the freezer. It makes for a nice mix.
 
We will put 30-40 in our freezer this time, and the rest are already sold. I have all the CX for the Spring batch sold to others. We will end up with some LQ and wings from these and that's it. I like having both DP's and CX in the freezer. It makes for a nice mix.
How do you sell them? DO you clean them yourself of the buyer do all that work?
 
Try Freedom Rangers. 9-11 weeks, not the major Cornish problems, not that I have ever raised Cornish Cross, but the Freedom Rangers are doing well. I send my 1st batch of 100 to the Butcher May 9th.
Does your butcher pluck, clean and cut them for you? Kill them too? Interesting concept :) I'm learning. I've only butchered one myself so far.
 

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