People that keep gamefowl generally surgically remove the combs, wattles, and earlobes. Also can be done to prevent frostbite. It's a disqualification to show gamefowl without them being trimmed ( combs, wattles, and earlobes removed )
I've had 3 Great Pyrenees and never had a one of them kill a chicken. I was losing chickens to predators when I decided to get them. I think that if you raise them with the chickens and let them know at a young age guarding these chickens is your job, they will do it. Just my opinion. They are...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Been Raising chickens since 1980 or so
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 50 or so
(3) What breeds do you have? These birds have been developed by crossing several strains of game chickens from Malay, American Game, Asil...
Try searching gamefowl hatching eggs on ebay. That's a good place to start. I raise gamefowl myself. Oakridge http://auction.oakridgegamefarm.net/ is another place.
I was given a beautiful white gamecock speckled with black and red along with other colors. He was supposedly a show winner. He had such a low fertility rate that out of breeding him to one hen all season long I only hatched one chick out of him. I was pretty disappointed.
I raise gamefowl and if your neighbor gave you a gamecock that was not fertile it may be because of age. I trim the combs, wattles, and earlobes off and have had them freeze off and never had this cause infertility. If I wanted chickens out of this rooster I would build him a pen and select one...
this will read like a statement but I’m just looking for input
Breed Male to Female then Male back to daughter and or hen back to son - keep records - mark your fowl - cull all defects - this is an example of line breeding
Brother Sister matings to set the trait but you must cull ruthlessly -...
I'm new to this site but been raising chickens for most of my life. I've tried many breeds and types and raised other birds as well - glad to be a member. mons537
I use covered kitty litter boxes for nest. Also have some old lockers. Use asil cross hens for incubating and have the best luck with them vs. incubators. I'll keep them in the cage that is usually a 4' square with some kind of cover for rain protection. Black plastic works good. Keep them fresh...