Yeah, that's exactly my dilemma. I've heard the dual purpose breeds from the hatcheries still don't give much meat so I was thinking of crossing them with the jersey giant to get more meat out of them but I still want a lot of eggs too. A good dual purpose breed would sell like crazy where I...
Hi, I am wanting to start a good dual purpose flock. The hens will be various dual purpose breeds like australorp, RIR, orpington, barred rock and jersey giant.
Now for the rooster.... I want the offspring to be good for meat. I was considering using a jersey giant for the rooster but I don't...