Mini American Game Breeding Project(From Scratch)(And Discussion Thread)

[Appalachickens]

Thinking about adding this boy to the project.
He's early maturing, has the same father as Maximus, but different mother, & is already getting attitude.
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Ooh, love the color of that one.

 

[Appalachickens]

I read through the bulk of this - following along because I'm planning on a flock of survival chickens starting next spring. I let my coop chickens free range during the day and have lost one. Not sure to what but there is no shortage of predators here. I'm really interested to see how yours do.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I read through the bulk of this - following along because I'm planning on a flock of survival chickens starting next spring. I let my coop chickens free range during the day and have lost one. Not sure to what but there is no shortage of predators here. I'm really interested to see how yours do.

I've free ranged mine, & none ever got gotten by a predator. They'll be free ranged again once we move to our new home.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ooh, love the color of that one.

Full grown.

 

[Appalachickens]

I've free ranged mine, & none ever got gotten by a predator. They'll be free ranged again once we move to our new home.

I don’t know for sure if that’s what happened, but it’s my best guess. She just didn’t come back one day. When they free range, they really range - sometimes they go way up on the ridge and I have no idea where they are for a couple of hours. Not that they understand property lines, but we’ve got 32 acres for them to roam on.

 

[Appalachickens]

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Good camouflage!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Good camouflage!

This is better. This is Father, & Son. The son is the first picture.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I missed the 12 week update. That's okay though, he'll be 13 weeks Sunday, so pictures coming soon.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I keep forgetting update pictures. I'll get some tomorrow, for sure.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here he is. He got alittle dirty due to picking poor spots to sleep at night.