All i know about geese, my cousin had one and it always terrorized his billy goat. pecked at his erm.... Sheath/genitals so bad that it got infected and i believe it died.
yea, i have no intention on keeping the mixed cockerels, not interested in keeping any other rooster than my kelso atm, until i get a game hen and start my breeding project, and then i will have seperate mini pens for them all :) really excited. Still looking for my game hen atm. will post up...
lol, that is why 'for me' was ahead of that. meant to state that i am just a casual chicken raiser and as long as a rooster can throw off healthy chicks, to me he is a rooster. I can see you are pretty hardcore as far as games go, and props to you on that, everyone needs something they love and...
understandable sdm, for me, a Rooster is a rooster, other than the overall look of the rooster and the presence they give my flock and their crow, it doesnt really matter to me what breed they are. i came by my kelso mainly because i could provide a home for it, my aunt was getting rid of all of...
Thanks again for the input, i was mainly wanting to cross my roo with one of my layers just get a good brooder, my last stock (Americaunas) never would hatch eggs for me, they would set for about 7-8 days and then get off of them. So i had to get an incubator, if these RiR's i got become good...
Thanks for the info! according to the previous owner, and from what i have seen, this kelso is the son of his 1 of his kelso pairs he has had for the past 15 or so years, he is 2, and never been in a fight with another bird, and never been outside of his single cage. i put him in with my flock...
My new Kelso, Elvis!. sadly i don't have any game hens, only rhode island reds, would there be any cons to this cross? i had heard a few people recommending crossing games with laying breeds, but i have no first hand experience.