Will these be good for meat?

[stevejr03]

Hi...I was givenn 8 male Barred Plymouth Rock males that a friend recieved with his duck order from a hatchery. I will keep one for my flock of RIR's but wanted to know if I can raise the others as meat birds? If so, can you please point me in thr ight direction to know how to feed and finish them for butchering? Also, about how long will it take for them to get to butchering weight.

Thanks!

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

some people will use Barred Rocks as a replacment for Cornish meat birds. They will take longer to mature and may be a bit scraunier then your average meat bird

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Here's everything you need to know about the heritage breeds for meat.


http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/ALBCchicken_assessment-1.pdf

http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/cookingwheritagechicken.pdf