The popular meat chicken these days is Cornish cross. They’re freaks of nature. They’ll outgrow their hips and overwork their hearts. Broken bones, dislocated hips, hearts with the consistency of pudding. The only time they moved was to go from feeder to waterer.

We’ve switched to freedom rangers. They grow a little slower, but can reach 10#.


If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli

American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender