American Gamefowl

[fat brown hen]

What’s your rooster?

He is asil, but came from a hatchery, so he only looks the part. I also have some junior roos that stay away from the main flock.

So, does she only fight if you try to put her in a coop/run with 35+/- other hens/roosters? She's fine if they are roaming about?

I have a poultry barn divided into several sections, and during the day they have a few acres of woodland with access to hundreds more acres of undeveloped public land should they choose to use it. She fights if she crosses paths with another hen. If a fight breaks out in the yard, it's fine because the turkeys break it up.

Your rooster is a busy guy with 35 other hens/roosters to keep in line - so is it all chaos all the time? You have other groups/hens fighting? Usually a flock is fairly peaceful (even GF can be) and one rooster can usually handle a couple of hens fighting. Again, I'm not sure I'm understanding the whole situation.

No chaos, they find their own territory and learn their place. But it is a lot of ground for the main rooster to keep track of.

My limited experience with multiple male GF is that the flock is not peaceful until one is dead. I have other game hens of varying grade/mixture but they all grew up here. I don't know if it's possible to integrate a mature female GF, or if this will end as badly as trying to integrate a mature male GF.

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

How old is the hatchery aseel?

 

[fat brown hen]

How old is the hatchery aseel?

approx 10 years old.

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

approx 10 years old.

Wow, he’s venerable. Got any pics?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My limited experience with multiple male GF is that the flock is not peaceful until one is dead. I have other game hens of varying grade/mixture but they all grew up here. I don't know if it's possible to integrate a mature female GF, or if this will end as badly as trying to integrate a mature male GF.

Sure, that's my experience too. But if a "flock" is just hens with one male, then it can be peaceful. I do not separate out a GF hen from her flock at all, even if she's sick/injured, etc. She's kept right there, even if I have to cage her, otherwise she'd have a very hard time reintegrating back in if separated.

Some folks have enough room/spaces where they can get by with multiples running about with little to not no issues, their experiences and situations differ from mine.

Yours may eventually calm down and find a space of her own, it can be hard to know.

I'd also love to see your 10yr old rooster, that's a grand age and if he's still top in the field, he's got something going for him.

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[fat brown hen]

Wow, he’s venerable. Got any pics?

I'd also love to see your 10yr old rooster, that's a grand age and if he's still top in the field, he's got something going for him.

Is that unusual? If predators are not an issue, I think roosters can easily live to their teens. My rooster has trouble grooming himself, because his beak is misshapen from an old injury. He looks scruffy right now:


This photo is from last year, right after new feathers grew in. The hen behind him is now 9 years old, which is amazing because she was also a hatchery chick: