got a new game today,, UPDATE post 103

[the1much]

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They are grey(duckwing) American Game hens

Thankies

do you think if i bred them with my black grey they'd be "worth wild" chickies?

 

[the1much]

your not gonna believe this,, hehe,,, but............. I GOT A NEW GAMECOCK,HEN, and CHICK tonight

wait till yas see pics of him tomorrow

oooh ,, i traded for 6 of my mutt chicks

 

[Riocotesei]

Ooh, I can't wait for pictures! Sounds like a good trade to me!

 

[the1much]

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heh,, it was

cept 1 of the chicks i traded was my orange barred rock (BYC Hippie bloodlines

) haha,, but,,,,, he's cool.. i think he's the same as the 1 pictured on page 1 ,, and i already got his girlfriends picked out

 

[the1much]

i forgot to show some of my game chicks ,, ( i hate braggin

) lol

 

[Vcomb]

good lookin bunch 1much. a few of them blackgrey stags remind me of some of mine. here's some pics showing the age progression of one of them

 

[the1much]

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wow,,, he's puuurty

thankies for the pics,, is cool to see the progress,, specially since ive gone from none to 1 big boy,,, lol. thats cool how they get so white before the yellow comes in..

 

[needmorechickens!]

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thats what i did,,, it worked great

Well how close do you trim them to the leg? It scares me that I might have to do that some day, but if this works then it sounds quick and easy and less painful.
How did you know how long to leave them? Do you have pics of how it looks now?
~Rebecca

 

[the1much]

needmorechickens! :

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thats what i did,,, it worked great

Well how close do you trim them to the leg? It scares me that I might have to do that some day, but if this works then it sounds quick and easy and less painful.
How did you know how long to leave them? Do you have pics of how it looks now?
~Rebecca​

i dont have pics of "my work" lol,, and i dont have that red game anymore

but what convinced me was the "open" nerves, and then i was pointed to this web page,, http://www.freewebs.com/cajunyankee/spurs.htm

he does it with a little hand saw, but its the same with dremil,, plus i liked the idea that if i messed up and went to far, the dremil would help with the bleeding. i like that dudes info on that page.

 

[prariechiken]

needmorechickens! :

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thats what i did,,, it worked great

Well how close do you trim them to the leg? It scares me that I might have to do that some day, but if this works then it sounds quick and easy and less painful.
How did you know how long to leave them? Do you have pics of how it looks now?
~Rebecca​

We try to keep about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch away from the leg when cutting. Also if you securely hold the leg and spur and tap the end of the spur a few times with a small hammer before cutting, you will greatly minimize the chance of bleeding also.