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Check out Freedom Ranger hatchery - they have an awesome selection. The Freedom Ranger and it's varieties are popular, Sasso, as are a number of the slow growth (3m) broilers. My next order is going to be their White Slow Growth broilers (more hearty CX sort of) and the New Hampshire dual...

Sounds like you've got enough space in the coop for EITHER 12-14 cornish cross OR 5-6 regular chickens (either eggers or slow growth broilers need the same amount of space each). If you don't already have chickens and feel like you've done a lot of research and feel confident, I'd recommend...

If you keep eggers and broilers together, make sure the eggers get enough to eat. The broilers will push them out of the way to get the food. If you don't have a YardBird plucker machine (or similar) it can take about 2 hours to go from live chicken to bagged in your fridge. At least that's...

Also, last few posts on this thread can help you get started IDing chicken diseases after slaughter. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/meat-bird-processing-procedure-any-suggestions-want-to-be-sure-meat-is-safe-to-eat.1566685/page-2#post-27167342

For a sustainable meat bird, I've got my eye on the New Hampshires from Freedom Ranger Hatchery. Heritage lines bred to be good meat birds as well as decent layers. I've read folks' experiences with them on this site and you get quite a bit more meat with them compared to other lines of New...