Jungle Fowl

[farmraised86]

Thanks I've got 21 russian orloff eggs in the incubator now too from a guy in my area who has some fingers crossed they hatch ok

 

[ramirezframing]

Thanks I've got 21 russian orloff eggs in the incubator now too from a guy in my area who has some fingers crossed they hatch ok

Good luck on your hatch.

 

[farmraised86]

Good luck on your hatch.

thanks

 

[Cemani Farm]

The Green Jungle Fowl,.....

 

[farmraised86]

The Green Jungle Fowl,.....

WOW is that yours?

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Many, many years ago I had a Vietnamese Jungle Bird... does anyone breed them? I can't seem to find any info on them today. She was our coolest hen, I am thinking they are being called something else now? It is probably considered a sub-species of one of the 4, but I am just curious if the VN variety is still around. I liked that bird alot.

 

[Tony K T]

Many, many years ago I had a Vietnamese Jungle Bird... does anyone breed them? I can't seem to find any info on them today. She was our coolest hen, I am thinking they are being called something else now? It is probably considered a sub-species of one of the 4, but I am just curious if the VN variety is still around. I liked that bird alot.

They call an Edwards pheasant a Vietnamese pheasant which is a relative to junglefowl.Could this be what you are talking about?I thought I had pics of mine but I don't.If you google it I'm sure you will find a pic.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

They call an Edwards pheasant a Vietnamese pheasant which is a relative to junglefowl.Could this be what you are talking about?I thought I had pics of mine but I don't.If you google it I'm sure you will find a pic.
In N.H.,Tony.

Ok I just googled but to my memory the hen looks not right, though everyone who saw it thought we had a pheasant. This species you mention is Endangered per Wikipedia, so it seems unlikely but I found this sub-species... G. g. jabouillei Vietnam listed on Wikipedia and pictures of it on the net look just like our hen. So I am guessing any pure VN RJF probably are not around in the USA anymore. She was a way cool bird, made intersting sounds, very alert, watched everything and the flock.

 

[Tony K T]

Yes they are on the endangered list,but there are many in the U.S. now.Do you have a pic of your hen?
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

No pictures

we had our home crushed in a Natural Disaster and lost allot of stuff like pictures... she loved to fly, fly, roost in high places like the top of the tree, it seems her distance flying was easily 2 city blocks if not further. She was definitely a very small bird but smart. Made different sounds then the regular hens.

Well when I have a place I can keep such a flyer again I will add this one you are suggesting to my wish list... I think I could modify a lath house design for raising plants into an area so the more "flighty" birds could get flight exercise safe and contained. She always came home to the flock, but we worried about her allot.