Malay thread

[hungnguyen]

Mcrooke,
In your last picture, is this how you winter wrapped the cage? I like that, blocking the nasty wind and heavy rain.

 

[mcrooke45]

Mcrooke,
In your last picture, is this how you winter wrapped the cage? I like that, blocking the nasty wind and heavy rain.

I do 3/4 of the pen that way. The south side I leave open except when it gets really cold then I cover it up those cold days then open it back up when it warms up.

 

[estheramelia]

How do you tell which gender a wheaten malay chick is when it is born?? Help would be appreciated

 

[PeppyLaRoo]

I have culled out all the ones I did the past year. I have got one upcoming that I am going to do with one of my extra Malay stags as soon as the pullets get a little bigger. It will be a few generations on this project before my goals are reached. I will post pictures of it as it evolves.

What do you do with the culls? I heard Malay have pretty tough meat.

 

[mcrooke45]

I either sell them or give them away to some of my friends.

 

[Shaunb020]

How heavy and tall are your guys' biggest Malays? I am seemingly interested in the breed at this point and may decide to get some in the near future.

 

[estheramelia]

how old do wheaton malay chicks have to be to be able to tell if it's a stag or pullet?

 

[LexiteFeather]

Look I for some eggs. Anyone?

 

[mcrooke45]

how old do wheaton malay chicks have to be to be able to tell if it's a stag or pullet?

You can normally tell when they are 4 to 5 weeks old. Males will have more black in their wings and start showing it in their breast feathers. Females will be more tan colored in their wings and breast feathers.

 

[mcrooke45]

How heavy and tall are your guys' biggest Malays? I am seemingly interested in the breed at this point and may decide to get some in the near future.

My tallest one right now is 31" and it is not even a year old yet. My cock bird is 29"tall, 12lbs+. He is a heavy bird. I am guessing at the weight. I don't have a good way of weighing him.