Jungle Fowl Thread!!!!!!!!!!!

[childressj]

I had seen the Cackle Hatchery remark about RJF egg production. That of course is for egg production breeds. Game fowl egg production is on the order of 120 eggs/year which is FAR, FAR greater than RJF which lay on a seasonal cycle. Even the RJF cocks are in mating color and disposition only during the breeding season. In the off season the males are in "eclipse" feathering.

Jungle explorer that is a nice pair you have there. I suspect you will get some green legs (maybe even some blue) from the pair from which you can breed to that characteristic if you like. My object in keeping the "wild type" is simply to have no very noticeable appearance mutations. It could then be said of such fowl, "this is about what the original domestic chicken looked like."

I have thought of obtaining RJF but the absolutely pure ones are hard to find, are afraid of people and more prone to diseases probably as a result of inbreeding which RJF breeders curiously seem to think is completely without risk. This may be understandable when you are avoiding hybrid blood at all cost and have little if any highly reliable outside RJF blood available.

 

[Jungleexplorer]

I have read on several RJF breeder sites that the pure birds imported from overseas died easily and were difficult to keep alive in this country. It could be exposure to new diseases that don't exist where they come from or the difference in climate. Anyway, if I do get into RJFs, I would not want pure genotype birds. I would like birds that have been here for a few generations that are resistant to local disease and accustom to the climate. As long as they have very close phenotype and characteristics. Basically, as long as they look and act like RJFs, that would be sufficient for me. What I have been trying to find for the last five years is an almost totally self sufficient chicken that can survive on it's own with minimal help from me. I have ten acres of land that has a two acre tree sanctuary and five acres that I cultivate with grains for my birds to forage upon all year long. AGs did okay under these conditions but were not as good at predator evasion as I thought they would be. I am wondering if RJFs would be any better?

 

[Mnredjunglefowl]

there is this asian dude that got direct import from laos.....they r direct from the deep forest of laos check his youtube channel alphakong..n the only knoown pure rjf n proven to be 100 percent r the issac richardson strain..i got a couple pair,,,,, i got one forsale noww a roo any interested pm me

 

[Cemani Farm]

This is our jungle fowl

 

[Kyzmette]

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Wow, that is a gorgeous bird. I've never seen one with a comb like that. Exactly which jungle fowl breed is it?

 

[Ntsees]

Wow, that is a gorgeous bird. I've never seen one with a comb like that. Exactly which jungle fowl breed is it?

It is not a breed, but a species. It's a green junglefowl (Gallus varius).

 

[Kyzmette]

It is not a breed, but a species.  It's a green junglefowl (Gallus varius).

He is absolutely GORGEOUS! Are they available in the US?

This is one of my Indian Red Jungle Fowl. He's a hatchery bird, they were an unexpected gift, but I think he's beautiful. I thought they were supposed to be skittish but this boy follows me around trying to get me to pick him up.

 

[Cemani Farm]

He is absolutely GORGEOUS! Are they available in the US?

i dint know,... but i've never seen the Green Jungle Fowl in US,...

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

They are available, but darn hard to find for sale, a bit pricey when you do. A breeding pair is on my wish list for the future as are several other JF.

Here is what a Green Hen looks like:

 

[Ntsees]

They are available, but darn hard to find for sale, a bit pricey when you do. A breeding pair is on my wish list for the future as are several other JF.

Here is what a Green Hen looks like:

You are right that they are available in the U.S. and are exceptionally rare. They are the most expensive of the junglefowl species and I've read they require a great amount of experience to keep them alive. When my skills are good enough, I hope to own some one day.

I don't think that is a picture of a hen, but a young male.