Developing My Own Breed Of Large Gamefowl For Free Range Survival (Junglefowl x Liege)

[Florida Bullfrog]

I vote for Florida Firecrackers if you're looking for a name

I was thinking about “Florida woods chicken” if they stabilize into a breed. I think they’re going to end up looking like a bigger version of the Carolina bantam. I have 5 hens and 1 stag that all have the same general build and color. Black with brown penciling on the hens and black and gold/orange on the stag. Eyes are mostly black but at least one of the hens has brighter eyes. Pea combs. Because I’m letting them do their own thing, those traits will either be reinforced by the black stag or be taken in other directions by the 1/2 Cracker, 1/2 American game cock that oversees the farmyard.

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

 

[AGeese]

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Great looking birds!

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

Here's a good comparison between a terrorfowl and an improved Cracker.

 

[AGeese]

So how long before Terror fowl become a breed?

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

So how long before Terror fowl become a breed?

Probably years. These are basically a new line of F1s, where the previous line from my Wahl aseel and Indo have only survived through one stag and then separately from the hens that have Cracker cut into them. Those that have survived Marek’s are turning into fine free range fowl. But they’re nothing “terror” about them. People who see them think they’re Mug American gamefowl. Not reptilian looking or large at all.

So these new Sherman fathered terrorfowl are just the beginning. I need to see these grown out before I know whether I want to start breeding brother and sister or whether I need to cut in more Liege or more Thai.

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

I’ve started documenting the Liege x aseel x Crackers in this composite thread by several forum members detailing their landrace projects:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/landrace-adaptive-breeding-discussion.1624350/page-24

 

[Lukers]

I vote for Florida Firecrackers if you're looking for a name

Heck yeah

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

In total, there's about 35 terrorfowl on free-range, with another 10 or so almost ready to join them. I've got a good variety of colors among them, which I ascribe to Sherman.

No sign of Marek's. No losses so far.

 

[kingcocker]

If you’re looking for birds that will fight off a hawk reliably and consistently they’re gonna have the attitude problem to where they’ll fight just about anything that looks at them wrong. Not only that but breeding all the non game blood into gamefowl will result in a bird that looks mean but will run from his own shadow.

Very accurate advice!