ooooohh, now there's a thought. what about orpington jersey crosses? two big birds, and for my area this is important, winter hardy as well? cross them out, raise the babies for eating, oooh, the ideas I've got going in my head! i need pvc pipe!Farmfresh said:I used to think that about my eating birds as well, but you just can not match the amount of meat - high quality meat, that you get with a Cornish cross or other hybrid meat bird. Plus they finish in literally HALF the time.colowyo0809 said:we (I) plan on doing something like that next year, except I am planning on just ordering an order (like 25 or so) of certified males especially for butchering, but instead of being cornish crosses just being the aussies or orps or something. just cause i'm gonna eat em doesn't mean they can't look purty!
If I had space to breed my own I would be trying a Cornish Delaware cross or an Orpington Dorking cross for meat.
We were just looking into the same - when my dad decided to place matters into His hands and went to be with mom and our Lord six days after mom left us.Farmfresh said:
