Some pretty good advice, but another thing I would like to add is do your research. You can find good birds on auctions no doubt, but compared to that of a good breeder or birds you would receive from a friend most of the birds on there are junk. The auction sites are full of peddlers and people out just to make a buck, nine times out of ten you won't get quality birds from these people. Same thing with dealing over the internet anywhere, a lot of big name breeders are no better than the people on auction sites (though there are exceptions).
-Daniel.
PS. And since it was mentioned here, and people often do look for that. As of now no hatchery sells the American gamefowl, they only carry "Oriental". But every hatchery oriental game I have seen is junk, gamefowl are not like the rest of birds. If a hatchery carries them they would eventually just turn into birds, that is why it is always best to purchase from a breeder. Even the layers from hatcheries too are too often just birds, since they are crossed somewhere with birds that aren't even the same breed or birds that are even in their blood (I.E in my opinion ruining the breed). The hatcheries breed for production a lot of the times to fill the orders, and gamefowl can't make up for that. The average gamefowl hen will lay 5-7 eggs a week if kept under ideal conditions.
Orientals are even less, most laying about two or three dozen a year tops so kind of makes you wonder how the hatcheries crank out hundreds per year especially since if they had real Orientals they wouldn't even be able to house all of the hens it would require.
-Daniel.
PS. And since it was mentioned here, and people often do look for that. As of now no hatchery sells the American gamefowl, they only carry "Oriental". But every hatchery oriental game I have seen is junk, gamefowl are not like the rest of birds. If a hatchery carries them they would eventually just turn into birds, that is why it is always best to purchase from a breeder. Even the layers from hatcheries too are too often just birds, since they are crossed somewhere with birds that aren't even the same breed or birds that are even in their blood (I.E in my opinion ruining the breed). The hatcheries breed for production a lot of the times to fill the orders, and gamefowl can't make up for that. The average gamefowl hen will lay 5-7 eggs a week if kept under ideal conditions.
Orientals are even less, most laying about two or three dozen a year tops so kind of makes you wonder how the hatcheries crank out hundreds per year especially since if they had real Orientals they wouldn't even be able to house all of the hens it would require.
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