Meat chickens.
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I’m gonna be ordering meat chickens in March. I don’t like the taste of the Jumbo Cornish cross or the lack of flavor I should say. I’m thinking a heritage breed like a white Wyandotte. Any opinions?
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Started using Freedom Rangers also called Red Rangers two years ago they grow a little slower than the cornish cross but faster than a heritage bird and if you raise them on grass they forage well, they will move around verses sit by the feeder all day. They taste good, the only down side is the breast isn't as big but then they are real chickens. I have raised several different heritage breeds like the freedom or red ranger the best. Have fun raising those chickens.
PS I'm a firm believer that having access to green grass is the biggest factor for taste of chicken.
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Re: Meat chickens.
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it may not be the best flavor possible , however the Cornish cross definitely taste different I think better when given greater variety of feed than just commercial mix.
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it may not be the best flavor possible , however the Cornish cross definitely taste different I think better when given greater variety of feed than just commercial mix. This is the winner here. We raise cc and keep them in a chicken tractor that gets moved once ot twice a day. They are on grass and get axcess to insects. Once they have gotten larger they get moved 2 times a day. It aimed of the best chicken I have eaten. Freedom rangers take several weeks/months longer to reach the same weight eating much more food. Duel purpose birds are like multi purpose tools they can do both but neither well. For meat they are to small have a hatchet shape breast and take to long to grow out becoming tough.
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I’m gonna be ordering meat chickens in March. I don’t like the taste of the Jumbo Cornish cross or the lack of flavor I should say. I’m thinking a heritage breed like a white Wyandotte. Any opinions? Frank's hot sauce helps with lack of taste.
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Chicks are not that expensive. If you have room to let them free range maybe you could order a few of the Cornish X, something in the middle, and another dozen of a heritage breed and see for yourself.
Like a couple other guys, I am betting if you let one of those big super breeds hit the ground and eat more than a milo mash the flavor might surprise you.
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If you feed the ccs as much table scraps, kitchen scraps, weeds and garden waste as they will eat in addition to grain or feed they are much better tasting, they will also grow just a little slower which I think is better for them healthwise. Less bone problems and sickness.
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Plymouth Rock birds are a great combo type.
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I raise a couple hundred meat birds a year. I use both Cornish Cross and Red Rangers. If you properly care for your Cornish Cross, they will taste nothing like what you get in the store. Mine are forced to move around, and go to pasture daily. Red Rangers take a couple extra weeks to hit weight, but they are good too. 2 Cornish in the plucker Couple hundred pounds of home grown, pasture raised chicken. Pasture raised Cornish, packaged and ready to go. Comparison: 15 week Heritage in the back, 8 week old Cornish in the front.
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I raised the Cornish birds once the meat was tasteless and mushy but it was my first run at it my bad most likely.
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Separated from the layer they did not get much exercise I think was the problem they eat the same feed they die.
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Separated from the layer they did not get much exercise I think was the problem they eat the same feed they die. I always had mine out in a good sized pen.
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