Game hen color?

[wood&feathers]

did this work?

 

[wood&feathers]

My first picture post!

 

[wood&feathers]

These guys are SOO enjoying the dirt and space. My friend was pretty tight for space so they were in a small cage on paper. DH thinks I was nuts to take them. They do lay a few eggs now and then right?

 

[dolly85]

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Do you mean Black Breasted Red?

Chris

Oh my goodness, yes!!! That's what I meant!!! I need more than 5 hours of sleep, lol.

 

[wood&feathers]

Does it mean anything cockerel/pullet if they play fight a lot?

 

[Lollipop]

wood&feathers :

Does it mean anything cockerel/pullet if they play fight a lot?

No, at a young age pullets are just as rough as the stags. From what I see in your pic, looks like a pullet and a stag(size of the comb). Just an observation..........Pop​

 

[BrianT]

Did yours look like this when smaller?

 

[BrianT]

wood&feathers :

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/46010_09_01_2010_084.jpg

did this work?

Did yours look like this when smaller? We have one other that has the lighter markings of those in your picture.

 

[Mtn Cur]

I will add this......game hens with spurs are more common than your layer breeds. All my game hens have spurs. I was told that it's a sign of purity.

 

[wood&feathers]

These were given to me Saturday and i was told they were about 4 wks old. So no, I don't know what they looked like earlier. The one with the larger comb also has 2 big black spots coming in on it's breast. Also "his" saddle area is getting fuzzy, like the feathers will turn black but the under fluff is whitening.