Everything Asil Thread ( show off those Asil )

[JRNash]

Thanks for the intrest,I had read this previously and it underscores my comment about it being a descriptive term invented by the west.

 

[ccassidy18]

Rajah is short for Rajah Murgh, meaning Prince in India,the place of the breed's origin. In my opinion,rajah asils are very friendly birds,and my trio free range with 83 different chickens,of various breeds,sizes,and colors. I have read that they don't lay much,but go broody readily,and are excellent mothers. The ponly issue you will have is raising the chicks,because they don't have as good of survival rates with the mother,unlike most other breeds where you can have great success raising them in a brooder. Another issue you will have is cockerels. They need to be separated between 5 and 6 months of age,or they are highly likely to kill each other. It is also advised to keep these birds separated as pairs,because the hens can put up some preety nasty fights themselves,and even if they don't,they can give the rooster a hard time. I have had luck so far with mine because they are towards the bottom of the pecking order in my flock,at least for the time being. I will be separating them here in the next couple weeks. I don't know if you get New York weather like me,but it is sometimes advised by handlers to put a heat lamp on them during winter months,though as long as you have a coop free of drafts and excess moisture,as well as providing the proper spacing for the birds to stay warm,then you should be alright. I hope this helps you start your flock of asils,as they are amazing birds,and wouldn't trade them for the world

 

[JRNash]

From what I've read their is nothing to substantiate the claim of being the exclusive property of nobility or having existed by that name. I guess its just a matter of semantics. Am I right in saying a Raja Asil is a small bodied bird of various colors with an agressive disposition?

 

[JRNash]

Rajah is short for Rajah Murgh, meaning Prince in India,the place of the breed's origin. In my opinion,rajah asils are very friendly birds,and my trio free range with 83 different chickens,of various breeds,sizes,and colors. I have read that they don't lay much,but go broody readily,and are excellent mothers. The ponly issue you will have is raising the chicks,because they don't have as good of survival rates with the mother,unlike most other breeds where you can have great success raising them in a brooder. Another issue you will have is cockerels. They need to be separated between 5 and 6 months of age,or they are highly likely to kill each other. It is also advised to keep these birds separated as pairs,because the hens can put up some preety nasty fights themselves,and even if they don't,they can give the rooster a hard time. I have had luck so far with mine because they are towards the bottom of the pecking order in my flock,at least for the time being. I will be separating them here in the next couple weeks. I don't know if you get New York weather like me,but it is sometimes advised by handlers to put a heat lamp on them during winter months,though as long as you have a coop free of drafts and excess moisture,as well as providing the proper spacing for the birds to stay warm,then you should be alright. I hope this helps you start your flock of asils,as they are amazing birds,and wouldn't trade them for the world

Raja means prince. Thanks for the input its good to know that they can be free ranged in a mixed flock for a period. I'm glad the Raja pre fix is readily identifiable,I bought the eggs BEFORE doing my normal research and was worried i might be buying a mongrel.( still might be.lol)I bought the asil with the intention of breeding back to my dark cornish. Thank you all for your response.

 

[ccassidy18]

Your welcome,and good luck

 

[JRNash]

If the eggs hatch and the chicks look ANYTHING like the posted parents I will have some beutiful birds. I do intend to seperate them to maintain pure strains outside of my breeding program.

 

[ccassidy18]

Hopefully they will turn out pure,which they should,since they were marked as a pure breed...speaking of,where did you get your hatching eggs? I have been looking,but can't seem to find anything...except for cackle hatchery...but I have heard that their asils aren't pure breed asils,that they have like american game or something like that mixed in... I also am going by the rule that you shouldn't raise the chicks in a brooder,at leas until I get more from my hens...which it won't be until roughly next year before they start laying because they are still young pullets...

 

[JRNash]

@ccassidy18 . I bought them off ebay.

 

[JRNash]

They shipped from Pa.to southeast texas in 3days. Not bad.

 

[JRNash]

The eggs are stabilizing,the incubator is warming up. If everything thing looks good in the morning eggs will be placed in the incubator. The guy I purchased the eggs from did a good job with the shipping.