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#.
Our Son in Law raised a couple dozen of the rangers this year. Yes they grow a little slower. There are a bunch of eight to ten pounders in the freezer now.
