keeping game bird chickens?

[sydney13]

right now i have a cockerel and a pullet silkie but im adding 5 more chicks to the flock. Im getting large docile breeds and was wondering if its okay to add a game bird to the chick order?
Should i get a malay, aseel, or shamo? which of those do you think would be best with other birds and with people?
do you think its ok to have a game bird with a bunch of large docile breeds?
if i used the the silkie to raise the chicks would the game bird become aggressive to her?
do you think that a game bird would peck at the others, and would it attack the others even as a chick?
do game birds tend to be better with people then cochins or silkies?
should i feed the game bird a special game bird feed?

 

[countrygurl]

game bird cockerals are VERY agressive, but if you only get a couple of hens you should be fine. The hens are still quite dominant, and will rule the roost.

 

[Teach97]

if you are ordering your birds from hatchery like Ideal or such...you will find that they do not have as much game in them as ifyou got them from a breeder.

I have malays and shamos (not hatchery)...have kept them both with other breeds...malays did fine...I found the shamos to be a bit rougher. the hens would fight roosters..and win. the real aggression is towards other roosters. Mine are not people aggresive and my boys pick them up and mess with them.

most games birds just want to be the top bird and problems arise when other birds think they should be because the games don't back down

they do not require a special feed...thse game bird feeds are for quail and pheasants...having said that..yes I feed game bird feed tomine...I like the better growth.

 

[DTchickens]

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Malay, Asil, Shamo, Thai, Madascar games, they are really all very gentle towards people. You can ask any Oriental breeder. The Shamo I received from Prariechiken is the gentlest bird I have ever seen, and that is with my having personal experience with - leghorns, Rhode island reds, American games, OEGB, Silkies, Australorps, Rosecombs, Barred rocks, black sexlinks, (really there is a long list.. But basically your main layer flock breeds and various gamefowl). My Shamo will follow me everywhere, even walking up to me as I sit down and just stands there while I pet him under his chin or rub his comb. But that is of course only to people, if you were to get one make sure it is a pullet, or you have no other roosters in the flock. Most of the the hatchery birds can be either as gentle or they may be testy, since most from hatcheries I have seen are crossed and can either be non-aggressive to both birds and people. Or can be aggressive to both. Though most likely it will be the first, especially if you order a hen and raise her with your birds.

do you think its ok to have a game bird with a bunch of large docile breeds?

See above comment

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if i used the the silkie to raise the chicks would the game bird become aggressive to her?

Unlikely, but if the Silkie attacked them for some reason once grown, or they were separated then put back together it is possible.

do you think that a game bird would peck at the others, and would it attack the others even as a chick?

Orientals can be aggressive as young chicks, especially the Asils which can fight before they even get feathered out good it seems. But this is breeder quality birds, I wouldn't expect it from hatchery birds or at least not as much.

do game birds tend to be better with people then cochins or silkies?

Has been my experience.

should i feed the game bird a special game bird feed?

They are chickens, do your research and know the requirements of the breed you own. But typically they will eat the same. Keep in mind the Malay and Shamo are large birds, even from hatcheries and can require special care, and for you not to feed them a high protein amount young as it can make them go down on their legs. A person suggested no more than 16% protein for when I got the Shamo. They require special roosts, as they are so large jumping down from too high can damage their joints and roosting on too narrow of a branch can bend the keel (or breast bone).

Another thing to look at is that the Orientals are tight feathered, and cannot stand extreme cold. My Shamo did OK in 15-20 degree temps with a wind breaker around his pen, but any lower and it could kill them.​

 

[chickenlover54]

If you are getting them from a hatchery their is nothing to worry about

 

[zeusk9]

i breed shamos and i never had a prob wit my stags scraping yet