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Yes, it is one of the Best. Dorking, Orpington, and Rhode Island Reds are a few other good breeds for meat.
What else can I help you with?
Which chickens were bred to get the broiler chicken?
Your question is very vague. Broiler chickens are meat chickens or birds that are raised for slaughter around 10 weeks of age. There are many, MANY breeds of broilers from commercial hybrids that personally I find anyone who condones raising cruel and inhumane and then there are TRUE meat birds who produce the finest quality of meat and can be heritage or mixed breeds. The most common is the Cornish crosses or Cornish Rock.
What is broiler farming?
Raising chickens for meat.
It does it mean raising chickens for eggs or broilers.?
Chickens raised for broilers are processed at about 18 weeks old and never lay an egg. They are for meat only. Raising chickens for eggs means to feed them special diets to maximize egg production, these birds are usually kept for 18 to 24 months and then processed for meat after prime egg laying is over.
Is Cornish hen white meat?
The chickens hindquarters are usually the dark part and the chicken. The chickens wings, drumstick + the breat are the white meat.
What chickens are good for both egg production and meat?
really any chicken is good for both eggs and meat
Can chickens eat meat?
My chicken does, i dont know if its good for them or not
What is chicken used for in the body?
Cornish. There are many breeds, though. Popular in Britain Plymouth Rock X Cornish X Plymouth rock Sussex Barred Rock Popular in North America Leghorn X Rock Cornish Giants Jersey Giants Plymouth Rock X Cornish giant Rhode Island reds X Plymouth rock White birds are preferred as missed feathers are easy to notice after processing.
Are meat chickens male or female?
Meat chickens are typically female, as they are bred specifically for their meat production.
Is a Cornish hen a pigeon?
NO. Pigeon is call squab and is a different species if bird. Cornish hen is both a breed of chicken and a style of chicken served in restaurents. The small birds served in many eating establishments while called Cornish hen may in fact often be just very young small chickens of various meat breeds.
What is poultry farm?
Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great numbers with chickens being the most numerous. More than 50 billion chickens are raised annually as a source of food, for both their meat and their eggs.
How large do chickens get?
Chickens can get anywhere from 4-10 lb birds! Normally the 10 lb birds are meat birds and are good for eating!!!
How useful are chickens?
Chickens are mostly used for their meat and their eggs.
