American Gamefowl

[roosterhavoc]

My birds have thighs something that is felt rather than seen, I don't need a whole lot of shank to accomplish anything.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Now were cooking with gas!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Something has taken all of my broody ducks eggs between Thursday and today. I didn't know they were missing until yesterday. . there was only two left out of 6 or 8 Now there is only 1 and there was evidence this time.

what kind of varmint you recon I need to be gunnin for? It's happening during the day.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Any pullets or hens I don’t pen do free range year round. I still have quite a few hens in pens in pairs with roosters though. I will cull all defects and turn loose any I don’t want to pen but are still decent birds.
It costs quite a bit of money to raise gamefowl and I’m not running a charity.
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I've had to switch everytime I go there they are out or do not have pellets same deal with the super breeder so for the time being I have switched. I loved that feed just isn't a common thing up here I reckon.

 

[roosterhavoc]

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

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Have the little guys tried to mate your free ranging game hens or do they get whooped by them?

 

[roosterhavoc]

Something has taken all of my broody ducks eggs between Thursday and today. I didn't know they were missing until yesterday. . there was only two left out of 6 or 8 Now there is only 1 and there was evidence this time. View attachment 1838343 what kind of varmint you recon I need to be gunnin for? It's happening during the day.

If a raccoon can get to the nest it’s probably that. Most times they’d rather have the eggs especially if they can get the chicken/duck to get up. During the day though seems a little strange but I have seen with my own eyes a raccoon during broad daylight trying to get a guinea hen off her eggs. She wouldn’t budge and was screaming. The raccoon kept pawing at her and wouldn’t leave even when I showed up with a gun. She was on the edge of the woods though.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Something has taken all of my broody ducks eggs between Thursday and today. I didn't know they were missing until yesterday. . there was only two left out of 6 or 8 Now there is only 1 and there was evidence this time. View attachment 1838343 what kind of varmint you recon I need to be gunnin for? It's happening during the day.

Is it possible that maybe a crow is stealing the eggs?

 

[roosterhavoc]

 

[roosterhavoc]

Have the little guys tried to mate your free ranging game hens or do they get whooped by them?

No all the hens I currently have out have chicks. They’ve went after a couple of the others. There’re pretty little and miss the mark from what I could tell. Lol
The little red one got a little too big for his britches today and followed me into the area with all the 9-10 week old stags. He took a quick beatdown and ran for the hills.