Pioneer Broiler Chickens for Free-Range, Pasture, and Homestead Meat Production

Pioneer Broiler Chickens are a strong, useful, and low-maintenance meat bird that works well in pasture, free-range, and regenerative farming systems.

This hybrid has genetics from the 1940s that come from Transylvanian Naked Neck, Delaware, and heritage Cornish Cross. These genetics give the bird strength, energy, and the ability to adapt.

These birds hunt for food, eat a wide range of natural foods, and help keep feed costs down while also supporting tasty meat and good health.

Pioneer Broilers are a good choice for commercial broiler chickens because they handle heat well, do well outside, and are reliable.

They are good candidates for a variety of regenerative feeding programs because they have strong immune systems, strong bones, and a natural growth rate.

Most Pioneer Broilers are ready to be harvested at 9 to 10 weeks, when they weigh about 6 pounds.

You can also keep them longer without making them less comfortable, less mobile, or less happy.

Their Naked Neck genetics make it easier and faster to process feathers by reducing the amount of coverage they have.

Some chicks may have feathered necks when they hatch, but they are still true Pioneer chicks.

Customers often say that their meat has a lot of flavor, is firm, and is of high quality.

Pioneer Broiler hens can lay between 200 and 280 eggs a year when kept in layers.

Breeders make hybrids by crossing two different parent lines, so this hybrid does not breed true.