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Dual purpose bantams probably will give you the best bang for your buck. Most bantams can be raised on regular chick feed without suffering for it and produce meat and eggs for less feed. Buckeye bantams are a very hardy and active breed that produce a meaty carcass. Their combs don’t freeze off...

Ok, well, dual purpose breeds, meat breeds, and egg breeds are all out unless you want to dish out the dollars for high protein feed. There are many dual purpose breeds and egg layers that are very good rangers but all of them need a lot of protein to grow. Once they are fully grown it can be...

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Agreed. The more calories a chicken makes the more it must consume. Dual purpose breeds are designed to be fed by humans. Even if they are very active foragers.

Dual purpose?

Buckeyes. They can handle a variety of climates from north to the deep south and they are one of the farthest-ranging breeds (particularly the Standard-bred ones.) And they are good meat and egg layers.