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Hi, Good research. I have seen some parts, but not the chart/graph. I have searched for breeds that are of the Indian Game/Thai Game type and therefore may have aome green genes in them: Madagascar Game Fowl Asils/Aseels (India) Burmese Game Fowl Thai Game Fowl Malays (Malaysia) Indonesian...

I was checking out breeds on Feathersite. There is a picture of a male Rapanui fowl that looks like it may have neck feathers similar to a Green Junglefowl male. I will send you a list of breeds that occur in the Pacific Rim - western, and Western South America and maybe you can locate hens from...

When you google "Thai Gamecock photos" you will get quite a large sampling. I don't know if they are all really Thai. The best gular lappet and interesting comb is: www.shutterstock.com 262164488. The fact that this type of gamecock is found in Southern Asia and all through Southeast Asia is...

If you read my previous observations, you will see why I feel that there is a possibility that they might be descended from a Green Junglefowl cross. A possibiity only.

In the video noted above, the Green Junglefowl cock is very nervous. Obviously because of the cameraman. If it was only his usual keeper, he would have been much tamer and cooperative. Chickens easily recognize people. Some photos of Thai Gamecocks. You can see the gular lappet and no double...

Thanks for the video reference. I had already watched one where they inserted several hens into the rooster's cage one after another. Interesting. Reminds me of the Taiwanese method of producing "mule ducks". I will attach part of an article from Feathersite. It is quite detailed on the care...

I think you could try more than one hen, but I would not introduce them at different times. Put the hens with him at the same time. Do not use older hens as they would be more aggressive than young hens or pullets. The best would be hens that have not been with another rooster, but want to mate...

Centrarchid - what I found with my hybrid pheasants was a population of 1st backcross birds that had very poor egg production, fertility, embryo survival, and hatchability. Our facilities and labor (a large pheasant production facility hatching over 100,000 ringnecks per year) had smaller...

Chickens are vulnerable to loss of fertility through inbreeding so that could be a cause of reduced fertility over the generations. Do as much flock mating as possible with as many roosters and hens as you can. The Saipan Junglefowl are Indian Game in appearance so that might indicate a...

I wouldn't worry too much about lack of fertility in backcrosses. It is possible that some F1 hens are fertile (Gray, A.P., 1958) so I believe that the backcross hens ((Gallus varius X Gallus gallus) rooster X Gallus gallus hens) will be fairly fertile. It might not even be necessary to have...

According to Eugene M. McCarthy, "Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World", the hybrid has been made in captivity and the hybrids - male and female - are partially fertile. He refers to "FEAT" - Feathersite - which is a great source of poultry breed info and pictures. Check that out. There are...

Good comments, Jungle Fowl. I had the same experiences in Laos. I have never had a true 100% wild jungle fowl, but a friend did and they were very difficult to keep. Did a lot of damage to their heads and never really adjusted to life in a pen. No breeding. I had 3 hens hatch about 18 chicks -...

Centrachid - good comments. You have been very observant.I have seen a "domestic" Jungle fowl hen take on a human(Korean tourist guy) to protect her chicks and a tiny part junglefowl hen with 5 chicks attacked my gander. After that he would seek her out and try to kill her. The chicks would run...

Janet-Marie, I have kept Fayoumis and Red Jungle Fowl. Both breeds are very aware of aerial predators - planes, hawks, any large bird overhead... and they watched very carefully - giving the correct call to the others. I did not have any ground predators around, so cannot comment, but I think...

Stick with what has worked well with your chicken eggs. Junglefowl are chickens as well so that should work. Don't experiment. Stick with what you already do well.

I appreciate your concern for preserving the pure Richardsons. It just depends (for me) on what the hobbyist (White Mountains Ranch) wants to do. These Richardsons birds cannot be returned to the wild in India. They will just be kept pure for what purpose? Species change and the world moves on...

I apologise - The Richardson RJFs are apparently the Indian subspecies - Gallus gallus murghi, and that is supposed to have the white earlobe as does the Gallus gallus gallus of SE Asia. Maybe the Cackle Hatchery birds are from India also as they are supposed to have a white earlobe. Or they...

When I lived in Laos I had some birds that were the descendants of a Black Rosecomb rooster that came in an egg from N. Am. I had no hens so I had to mate him to locally available Thai bantam hens (all with single combs). I then mated him back to his daughters. I got fairly decent combs, but the...

My hybrid RJF in Laos were not very wild. Easy to manage. When raising chicks; don't have them in a box or something where you loom over them when feeding or watering. Threats from above make them panic. Especially for RJFs. If he is raising RJFs just as a hobby, then I suggest crossing the...

I lived in Peru for a while. My chickens were free ranging.and knew me. they kicked up a fuss when strangers approached. One day I had on a yellow rain slicker and as soon as I approached the flock they went crazy and headed off in all directions cackling loudly. Flying and running. I used to...