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[Dogfish]

$300 for chicks

 

[ivan3]

Quail's hollar Farm wrote: So now I'm stuck with three females that are doing nothing but terrorizing my aviaries!

One of my younger brothers retired from the Navy and settled down in Oaxaca. We had been looking to legally get some fertile eggs. Both our climate and the behavior has this plan on hold.

Apparently they can be `bred' to `domestic'/heritage varieties and produce reproductively viable offspring (real mutts):

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=240266

Some more info:

http://www.nwtf.org/conservation/bulletins/bulletin_06.pdf
http://www.nwtf.org/conservation/bulletins/bulletin_06_5-20-09.pdf

Resolution, a member here, apparently knows some breeders, you might want to PM. His 5/5/2009 thread is interesting.

Post some shots

Shouldn't have a problem selling them, if it comes to that.

Ed: when searching for info. more will show up by using: Meleagris Ocellata​

 

[longranger]

Those are some rare and valuable hens. It would be a terrible waste not to have them bred but finding a male may be very difficult. Definately not a craigslist item. You may want to contact some FL zoos to see if they have any extra toms.

Oscellated are typically very flighty and very difficult to breed in captivity. Much much harder than the North American wild turkey. A select few in the US have had some success. If you decide you are not interested in breeding them they should fetch a very fair price from an established breeder. I have visited one breeder and it convinced me that I did not have the facilities, skills or patience to breed them. Best of luck and let's see a couple of pictures.

 

[deerman]

check with Sid , he does raise them.



http://www.texaspeafowl.com/galliformes.htm

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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Fully agree, but I'll buy all 3 of them right now, seriously! Wanted them for a long time, and have the ability to keep them.
Honestly, I'd really love to see some pictures of these.

Yes Sid of Texas Peafowl, HAS them, I wouldnt say RASIES them, when I last talked to him, as of yet I dont think his had reproduced. There is one other guy in the Carolinas I think that has them, but Sid didnt give me his info as he hadnt done well with them either.
In captivity, they MUST be kept warm in the winter, and require a highly specialised diet, high in protein and insect matter, one big reasone no one has these.

I have wanted them for years, so would really love to see them and try to help you find a mate for them.
Also, just so you know, there isnt a lot of difference male to female, so pics would be nice, you may already have males and just dont know it..
These do not gobble, period, and none have beards, they are a totally different species of bird compared to what most are use to calling "turkeys"
To even think of a heritage cross would be a complete waste even if it took.
Congrats and let see them!!

 

[Lagerdogger]

What an awesome turkey! Unfortunately, the warm weather requirement rules them out for me. -30 might be tough on 'em.

 

[deerman]

Quail's hollar Farm :

I'll keep you in mind 'coopcrazy' if I ever find a tom. Thanks for the replies, I had no idea they were from mexico, and they are unusually small. The hens are laying eggs but they haven't been around a male for at least five months so I know they aren't fertilized. As soon as the tom died my cousin didn't see why he would keep them if he couldn't breed them. So now I'm stuck with three females that are doing nothing but terrorizing my aviaries!

Set the eggs....hens can store sperm for weeks if not months. You may want to sale them to someone with knowledge to breed them. Hear they are not easy to raise, and sell for a high price.​

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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Set the eggs....hens can store sperm for weeks if not months. You may want to sale them to someone with knowledge to breed them. Hear they are not easy to raise, and sell for a high price.

I was going to suggest the same thing on the eggs, you never know, wilds can be bred once and fertilise the hen for her season.
Also, yes, if you arent familiar with these, they can be a nightmare to keep alive

 

[wilds of pa]

Quail's hollar Farm, lets see some photos of the ones you got ...

if you cant get a male, I'm wondering can/could they crossbreed with other turkeys?? lets say a wild eastern as a sire

 

[longranger]

They can crossbreed. The Oscellated females are much smaller than north American turkeys and have relatively weak legs putting them at some risk if they are crossbred. Most successful crosses have been oscelllated males to north american wild hens which are more similar in size.