▁are ▁not ▁very ▁do cile , ▁cold - hard y ▁or ▁a est het ically ▁ple asing . ▁Urban ▁ch icken ▁own ers ▁often ▁choose ▁a ▁red - sex ▁link ▁hy brid ▁similar ▁to ▁production ▁brown - eg g ▁produ cers ▁( Is a ▁Brow ns , ▁Hy Line ▁Brow ns ), ▁another ▁hy brid ▁among ▁the ▁Red ▁and ▁Black ▁Sex - links , ▁or ▁ch ick ens ▁known ▁as ▁" her itage ▁bre eds ," ▁including ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Red , ▁Bar red ▁Ro cks , ▁Buff ▁Or ping tons , ▁Bra hm as , ▁Wy and ott es , ▁etc . ▁These ▁bre eds ▁generally ▁fit ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁categories ▁that ▁urban ▁ch icken ▁own ers ▁are ▁looking ▁for . ▁ ▁Me at ▁ch ick ens ▁are ▁different ▁than ▁egg - lay ing ▁ch ick ens ▁for ▁urban ▁ch icken ▁own ers . ▁Ch icks ▁sold ▁specifically ▁as ▁meat ▁ch ick ens ▁are ▁sometimes ▁called ▁bro iler ▁ch ick ens . ▁As ▁with ▁egg - lay ing ▁bre eds , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁meat ▁ch icken ▁bre eds . ▁These ▁ch ick ens ▁are ▁but cher - ready ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁period ▁after ▁h atch ing . ▁Some ▁bre eds ▁grow ▁to ▁full ▁size ▁in ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁ 5 ▁weeks . ▁Other ▁bre eds ▁grow ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 2 – 1 4 ▁weeks ▁until ▁the ▁but cher ▁date . ▁Me at ▁ch ick ens ▁provide ▁urban ▁ch icken ▁own ers ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁know