New gamefowl thread

[Bigtom Turkey]

This thread is to talk about anything Gamefowl, within the boundaries set by the forum. Posting pics and bragging included.

 

[cubalaya]

I only have oriental gamefowl now. I am retired. I keep white cubalayas. Blue cubalayas with a few splash and black ones. I have Harris asils which are the pure Reynolds asils. I have Brazilians. I have GA pluckers. Then i have some that i created black crushers and blue crushers which will soon (2 years or so) become my VA pluckers.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Stags from this year. First is a redquill, second is a cross of redquill, and a stabilized line of thai/asil

 

[centrarchid]

This guy and a black Irish Hennie hatchling were gifted to son and I today. The spangled Aseel cock (about 2 years old) was of unknown background so not valued for anything. He was also not photogenic after riding on my daughter's lap for over 4 hours. His color is striking, and deposition is good, so I see value in him as a display bird. He did not even try to avoid handling when pen was turned over to pick him up. He needs a little exercise which he will get starting tomorrow when put into quarantine area for next month. He took to eating meal worms from my hand with no hesitation.

Long-term, the chick is likely to have more value.

 

[sdm111]

As a kid I was fascinated by the "streamers". They showed up only in those that were part of a Kelso cross as we otherwise never saw it.

My roundheada had streamers too

top is a Kelso stag bottom a roundhead

 

[sdm111]

6-7mo. Old greys

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

I was more interested in knowing the breed, like Sweater, Kelso, Roundhead, Carlisle, Oxford, or whatever. Partridge and wheaten are color patterns that can show up in any breed, right?

Sweater, Kelso, and Roundhead, ect aren’t really breeds. They’re all bloodlines of one breed, the American gamefowl. The labels are supposed to mean that the bird’s ancestors came from the named famous breeder, and there’s no way to know that looking at the bird. There are many people today who try to identify a bloodline by its colors or comb type and generally that’s just mythology designed to add marketing value to someone’s gamefowl.

Carlise and Oxford are varieties of Old English Game and they are in fact different enough they could be considered different breeds in the same way English bulldogs and Staffordshire bull terriers a different.

 

[Pcmandooo]

Chiloquin, Oregon. dom 10 months

1/2 dom 1/2 McLean

 

[sdm111]

The old roundheads were some lethal birds. Most roundheads nowadays are average. She probably was talking about the real ones.

I'll have to disagree
Not the ones down here. They're holding thier own quite well

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Come on there has gotta be at least a few people with games. I know Florida Bullfrog has some and @sdm111