My Vadakorian Landrace Project Moving Forward

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

He's stopped flying into the ceiling and has decided to spend his time using my leg as a punching bag. Fortunately he's started to stop his rather aggressive behavior.

 

[chickengr]

I call them my "Vadakoriani del Veneto" with Italians so I guess the proper name is "Venician Vadakors" or maybe just "Vadakorian Fowl", what do y'all think sounds best?

Vadakoriani del Veneto sounds good.

I think egyptian fayoumis fit in your project. smart, alert birds who can take care of their own food by foraging. the only breed that never get marek's.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Vadakoriani del Veneto sounds good.

I think egyptian fayoumis fit in your project. smart, alert birds who can take care of their own food by foraging. the only breed that never get marek's.

I wish I knew how to get my hands on some, maybe when I move over to the states in a couple of years. Idk how broody they are but they definitely seem like a good idea to add in! They don't get Marek's?

 

[chickengr]

I wish I knew how to get my hands on some, maybe when I move over to the states in a couple of years. Idk how broody they are but they definitely seem like a good idea to add in! They don't get Marek's?

someone went to egypt and brought hatching eggs to greece. if you know anyone who will travel to egypt it is easy to contact a vet from that area who will provide the eggs.

fayoumis don't get broody often but they would be just a part of your breeding program. and definitely no marek's.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

This is the pair as of today, I'm really happy with how the phoenix rooster Corriente is developing his full new tail. Kikimora has been laying gorgeous high bloom dark green eggs that almost look dark blueish grey!

I'm also getting 3 phoenix hens on Saturday and one of them is Silver Duckwing with dominant white! I'm hoping to use these hens to cross with any sons I get from Corriente & Kikimora that carry a blue egg gene. They're about 11 months old and laying so they'll have another 7ish months before I have a make to cross them to. I might just keep them with my other phoenix rooster Kinger for now and possibly let them sit on eggs if they go broody!

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

someone went to egypt and brought hatching eggs to greece. if you know anyone who will travel to egypt it is easy to contact a vet from that area who will provide the eggs.

fayoumis don't get broody often but they would be just a part of your breeding program. and definitely no marek's.

That's crazy interesting! If I can find a breeder I could probably get them shipped to me. I did a bit if reading on their Marek's resistance, perhaps crossing them with red jungle fowl and crossing those F1 birds to a Vadakorian bird could work, jungle fowl are also very very resistant to avian flu and other diseases so it would be a super awesome cross.