Raising for Meat
Meat & Dual-Purpose: 2 guides
- Raising Speckled Sussex for Meat: Growth Rate, Feed and How It Compares to BroilersSussex were bred as a table bird as well as a layer. What that means in practice: slower growth, more feed, better texture and a different set of numbers than a supermarket broiler.
- Speckled Sussex as a Meat Bird: Honest ExpectationsA slow-growing heritage bird will never match a hybrid broiler on speed, but it offers something different at the table.