Breeding Aseels

[Lauravonsmurf]

My chicks are older but I agree they feel different... really interesting.

 

[centrarchid]

Could you send pictures I would really like to see.

Aseel lower left, Missouri Dominique upper right.

Right lateral aspect Aseel. Something different about eyes I cannot place.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

My Aseel crosses definitely can jump higher than the other chicks.

 

[Danish aseels]

Earliest my JFH ever came was one popped out on day 16 and most of rest pipped that night. I hadn’t begun lockdown at that time but they were fine. Now I do lockdown on day 15 for the JFH.

I locked my aseel down this morning at the beginning of the 18th day. Curious to see if I have any pipping when I get home.

I lockdown my incubator on day 18 and usually have hatching start at day 20

 

[Danish aseels]

Aseel lower left, Missouri Dominique upper right.

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Right lateral aspect Aseel. Something different about eyes I cannot place.
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Aseel chicks are different from other chicks in opinion. They are less fluffy then other breeds and they stand a little straighter then other breeds and are usually more slower in growth than other breeds and are more aggressive then other breeds.

 

[Danish aseels]

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Mine are going to be fed an 18% CP chick starter supplemented with live insects.

Where will you get insects?

 

[Danish aseels]

Two out of 8 Aseel eggs hatched. Fertility issue part of problem (about half) and balance stopping after sorted as developing via candling. The 2 chicks stand out like sore thumbs among the American Dominique chicks representing 90% of hatch. Smaller size, no white / yellow on head, black beak, erect posture, and pea comb all evident at hatch.

Still shooting for ten so I can keep two pullets and a stag.

Were the other eggs infertile or did they die in development?

 

[Danish aseels]

My Aseel crosses definitely can jump higher than the other chicks.

I haven’t noticed mine jumping higher than others breeds. It could be because of lighter weight and stronger and better developed muscles

 

[centrarchid]

Will be using live meal worms as supplement for training. They are farm raised in the US. A small producer is located about 15 miles from me.

Most stoppers failed to show any development.

My games can show aggression levels that will match what Aseels reputed to have. I will be watching close to control it.

 

[centrarchid]

I just feed the Aseels, 2 among a total of 26 chicks, as much live meal worms as they could consume in 10 minutes. The Aseels were the last to start eating the meal worms. They were not a likely to participate in the "keep away" activity that at first glance appears to be a way of not sharing. The "keep away" facilitates dismembering large prey items that a single chick may not be able to do alone. The importance of "keep away" becomes evident with large prey items like Differential Grasshoppers, Cicadas or Chinese Mantids where multiple chicks are required to kill it before dismembering. The Aseels do appear to jump around more like mice. That may be related to their thinner appearance owing to the tight down already mentioned.