The breed of chicken commonly consumed for food is the broiler chicken.
The typical lifespan of a broiler chicken is around 5-7 weeks. This breed of chicken is specifically bred for quick growth and efficient meat production. After this time, they are typically processed for meat production.
You can cross breed anything you want, the only thing you might wory about though, is sometimes broiler cross roosters are too big to naturally reproduce. So if you wanted to, I would suggest using a native rooster, and a broiler hen if you were wanting to make that cross.
Bantam chickens are typically not categorized in this manner, as most do not have enough meat or produce enough eggs to be sufficiently used in either category. If they are placed in such groups, it depends on the breed of the chicken.
Hubbard Breeders has many specific breed lines available with an emphasis on broiler chickens. Hubbard has chickens which are bred specifically to withstand high temperatures, gain weight quickly, gain weight efficiently, and more.
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Depends on the breed of the chicken
A purebred chicken contains a lineage of the same breed, say all Barred Rocks, with no other chicken breed in their parentage. A mixed breed chicken is like a mutt- it has at least 2 different breeds in its lineage and shows qualities of both breeds.
A pure breed chicken is a chicken that has been made by the same kind of chicken, so if 2 different kinds of chicken's mate, then they wont make a pure breed chicken, but if 2 of the same kind of chicken mate then they make a pure breed chicken Sorry if it doesnt make sense
Each chicken breed lays different sized eggs and with different intervals
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Maybe. Depending on the breed of chicken the pullet may go on to become a laying hen but some will be used as broilers. The odds are any broiler you come across is male because they are cheaper, grow faster, get bigger and just as abundant as the females.