What kind of Meat Bird should I purchase?
CORNISH ROCK BROILERS – BEST MEAT TYPE
-FAST GROWING
-BROAD BREASTED
-VERY EFFICIENT
- 5-6 POUNDS BUTCHERED WEIGHT IN 7-8 WEEKS
-BUTCHERED WEIGHT WILL BE APPROXIMATEDLY 70% OF THE LIVE WEIGHT
-AVAILABLE WEEKLY JANUARY THRU DECEMBER
-MOST STRAINS HAVE YELLOW SKIN & LEG COLOR, EXCEPT ONE STRAIN HAS WHITE SKIN AND LEG. (HOWEVER, ANYTIME YOU SCALD A CHICKEN WITH YELLOW SKIN TO PICK THE FEATHERS, IT WILL TURN THE SKIN WHITE)
SLOW WHITE BROLER
-VERY SIMILAR TO CORNISH ROCK BROILER EXCEPT IT TAKE 10-14 DAYS LONGER TO GET TO THE SAME WEIGHT. (10-12 WEEKS TO REACH 6-7 LBS LIVE WEIGHT)
-DOES VERY WELL IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS
-DO NOT NEED TO RESTRICT THE FEED
RED RANGER
-12 WEEKS TO MATURE (AVERAGE WEIGHT FOR THE FEMALE 5.74 LBS & THE MALE 7.48 LBS.)
-GOOD FORAGER
-GROWN ADULT MALES CAN REACH UP TO 10 LBS. AND THE FEMALES CAN REACH 8 POUNDS
AND WHITE FEATHERS
RED BROILER
-YELLOW SKIN
-3-4 POUND RANGE IN ABOUT 8 WEEKS
-VARIOUS SHADES OF RED FEATHERS