Need Help ID'ing Asian Gamefowl

[Redcatcher]

I won these eggs on eBay and I was wondering if anyone has any idea what they are. They are supposed to be pure Asil crossed with pure Thai but they have black skin and a few have feathered legs. The seller told me has no idea where the black skin and feathered legs came from but that they are pure crosses. Since this is a backyard chicken forum, I am not sure if anyone here would be familiar with Asian gamefowl, but I thought it would be worth a try. I have never seen anything like them before.

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Chicken-Hatc...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b0bec39d

 

[DTchickens]

Not a lot of people here do know about Gamefowl, and finding someone who can give you honest information on the Asians is kind of rare. But there are a few in the Show off your games thread who can tell ya, where all the game lovers go here

. Now anyway I will say it isn't a Asil, the bird is a Hmong qaib (IE, Hmong Chicken), they're mostly silkies crossed with Thais. Really wish people would get the stuff right before going and selling it, there is too much junk out there already (not saying these birds are junk, I think they're kind of interesting. Just for a Asil or even Asil crossed with aThai I'd consider them junk). The one comment is kind of funny by the way, "Pure crosses"

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-Daniel

 

[Chris09]

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I agree with Daniel, there not pure Asian Gamefowl.

--Daniel,
I don't think a Silkie ever looked so good..

Chris

 

[DTchickens]

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I agree with Daniel, there not pure Asian Gamefowl.

--Daniel,
I don't think a Silkie ever looked so good..

Chris

Yeah, I know it

. I can't remember, do you have the Orientals Chris?

-Daniel

 

[Chris09]

I have 1 old Oriental Hen. I been crossing her with a American Game rooter I have.. I was thinking of getting some hatching eggs but haven't done it yet...

Chris

 

[DTchickens]

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Ahh, I see. Very pretty hen, I think I remember her now.

-Daniel

 

[Redcatcher]

Daniel, thank you for IDing these birds for me. I really did not need to go to the Show your games thread to get honest information...I found it here

. I googled Qaib Hmong and found photos of birds that looked very similar to these. They look like they are crossed with all kinds of fowl but many of them would qualify as gamefowl. Some are really nice looking birds. Even the dark skinned ones (there are dark skinned American gamefowl although I will not repeat what they are called here). I am looking forward to seeing what hatches and at five bucks (plus postage), I am not out a whole lot.

 

[DTchickens]

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Probably the "N word" roundheads?

. They're common, but even if you did spell it out BYC changes it to just say black. Many black fowl in games can have the dark mulberry/gypsy face.

-Daniel

 

[Redcatcher]

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Probably the "N word" roundheads?

. They're common, but even if you did spell it out BYC changes it to just say black. Many black fowl in games can have the dark mulberry/gypsy face.

-Daniel

Yes, the "N word"

. I grew up in rural Missouri and that was what we collectively called any dark skinned gamefowl..."N"faces, to be more specific. I did some research and you are correct in that these eBay auction eggs are Qaib Hmong but the dark skinned ones are called Qaib Hmoob. Their meat is also dark and maybe black boned as well. Interesting that this seller promotes them as meat birds but most Americans would shy away from dressing out anything with black skin, let alone black or blue flesh.

 

[DTchickens]

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Probably the "N word" roundheads?

. They're common, but even if you did spell it out BYC changes it to just say black. Many black fowl in games can have the dark mulberry/gypsy face.

-Daniel

Yes, the "N word"

. I grew up in rural Missouri and that was what we collectively called any dark skinned gamefowl..."N"faces, to be more specific. I did some research and you are correct in that these eBay auction eggs are Qaib Hmong but the dark skinned ones are called Qaib Hmoob. Their meat is also dark and maybe black boned as well. Interesting that this seller promotes them as meat birds but most Americans would shy away from dressing out anything with black skin, let alone black or blue flesh.

Hmm, interesting. I didn't know the difference in the two names really, I thought it was just preference since I've seen them called both names- both ways.