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Bronze (heritage)
The standard, naturally mating Bronze that the commercial Broad Breasted strains were bred from. Slower to grow and able to live and breed for years.
Hatch Index lists 3 varieties of Bronze (heritage) from 5 hatcheries, and 2 are in stock today. Straight run starts at $18.99 (Heritage Bronze, Cackle Hatchery).
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed female from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Bronze | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $18.99 | — |
| Heritage | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | — | $19.49 | — |
| Bronze | 1 | Stock not reported | — | — | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, The Chick Hatchery, Valley Hatchery, Freedom Ranger Hatcheries.
What the Bronze (heritage) is like
- Egg colour
- Cream
- Grown weight
- 14 lb hen, 25 lb tom
- To the table
- Heritage: about 26 to 28 weeks to table weight
- Temperament
- Calm
- Climate
- Hardy
- Goes broody
- Often
- Kept for
- Meat
- Origin
- United States
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.