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Jungleexplorer

Very Pretty Bird

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By Jungleexplorer

Pros: Beauty, Variety, Good Free Ranger.

Cons: Reputation and Public Opinion

  The American Game is a wonderful breed of bird. They are beautiful and they come in many different colors.  For color and beauty they deserve a five star.  But there are some cons to owning them.  The biggest con is what other people think about you when they find out you are raising Gamefowl.  Everyone seems to have an opinion on this subject and most of them are pretty radical.  Say the word American Game in a crowded room and you just might start a fight.  Some people wouldn't take an American Game if you gave it to them, while other's value them so high as to ask $500 for a trio of birds. And there are people who will pay it!   All...
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Muscovie Lover

Wouldn't trade them for anything

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By Muscovie Lover

Pros: Great mothers,Great free rangers,and protective

Cons: Roosters are agressive towards each other

I've had them since I could crawl.They where my first birds and will be my last birds!The roosters and hens are very protective of the chicks and they will fight off any predator four-legged or two-legged.You can't beat them for free rangers or broodys.The only thing is you have to seperate the stags at about6 months or you'll end up with one or two less birds!
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Sonny Hatten

American Game

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By Sonny Hatten

Pros: just overall beauty heat smart protective

Cons: none

I know they come in all colors and appear to be the bird! I would like to know more about these game fowl. Do u have to breed to one color to get that color? do they come variety out of each hatching? Im intreaged.
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Matthew3590

Great all around fowl

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By Matthew3590

Pros: Hardy, Easy to handle, Great free rangers, Protective mothers, lay well, medium sized eggs, broody often and roosters are protective of the young.

Cons: Roosters are aggressive towards one another.

American Gamefowl are one of the most historical birds in America's history. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln were some of the most important people in America's history and they also owned American Gamefowl.    This breed is arguably the most varied breed of all chickens. American Games can come in any color possible in the chicken spectrum. The roosters can be multi-colored showing colors from red,gold,white, and black all on the same bird.   The hens lay well during the breeding season with an egg every day or every other day. They go broody often and are the best mothers out of any chicken breed. Hens and Roosters will fight off any...
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Cadjien_De_Louisiane

Love American Games

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By Cadjien_De_Louisiane

Pros: Hearty, most stags/cocks easily handle

Cons: can't think of any

I raise American Gamefowl, Sweater Blood Line and I prefer them over any demestic egg layer. The stags and cocks are easy to handle, hens not so much. Very hearty, they can take extreme cold and heat also deseases very well, just a strong bird very alert. Hens go broody very easy and are very protective of there chicks.
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Darkjeweler

Fun, Noisy, Protective, Flighty

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By Darkjeweler

Pros: Great Mothers, Good Looks, Very Hearty

Cons: Great Mothers, a little loud

  I bought a pair of Hatch Hens and their 9 chicks at an auction.  I had never dealt with Games before.  The mothers were very loud and protective of the babies and would attack any bird that got within a 5 ft radius.  This was a little dissapointing considering my aviary has lots of birds that all walk and mostly get along together.  These two girls had all the other domestic birds so terrified, that they all stayed on the opposite side of the aviary.  The new girls even attacked me at first, but that behavior was quickly corrected (non-violently).  After a few days I had to take the chicks away, and the mothers calmed down within a day or so...
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nebishop

Wonderful bird

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By nebishop

Pros: VERY smart, excellent forager, sweet to people

Cons: VERY smart, can be aggressive with other birds, jealous

We ended up with a game by accident - it turned out to be a wonderful mistake. Our hen is very loving towards us, likes to snuggle. She becomes very jealous if we hold or pet other hens (or our roos) and will attack them. Despite this, she is generally friendly with the others and likes to spend most of her time alone. She is our cleverest bird, which can be a challenge when we are trying to get everyone back in the coop, she often escapes the pasture, but she is our best forager.   Games are excellent fliers. We've seen her fly over our pasture fences several times, she can easily fly at least 50 yards in one stretch .   Likes to trill when being held. Slow to mature,...
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