We added a Malay to our already established flock and it was picked on big time. We will never do that again, lesson learned. However because it was so picked on, it was very friendly towards us. They are scary looking because they are so tall and have pointy eyebrows but ours was quite sweet until she decided to sit on her eggs and started protecting them from us. Layed an egg a day for us :)
I have been breeding Malays for only 18 months. I used to breed Silkies,but fell in love with these ugly giants. If raised from young they become very tame,and I can lay one of them on her back on the palm of my hand and she won't move! I wouldn't have them around small children,simply because they grow so tall,they can be eyeball to eyeball with a toddler and may not mean to inflict harm,but a peck could be lethal! Also,they are very greedy,and will jump up and grab any food that you are carrying! But I love my Malay Game,and fell that they are well worth any effort I put into their upkeep.
I have been oogling Malays for a long time. I finally got my first trio at a show Saturday (1/7/12). They are red pyle projects from a breeder/shower. He is re-creating the color because he couldn't find any. I love them! They are just over 2 ft tall, and probly weigh 9+ lbs each. I'm hoping to get a BBRed rooster and hen from him to work on the color also.
Project color Red Pyle 1yr old hen, and 7 month old cockeral
