Oriental Gamefowl Thread!

[whitewolfloft]

My wheaton shamo stag. He is about 5 months old

 

[whitewolfloft]

Another picture of my wheaton shamo stag

 

[whitewolfloft]

A picture of my other 5 month old shamo stag. I think he would be called a spangle

 

[whitewolfloft]

Another picture of my spangle shamo stag

 

[fowlsessed]

great birds!

 

[SD_Paulo]

Bantam malay youngsters born in April...2cnd photo shows them with there peacekeeper bantam cornish for size ref. opinions welcome!

Those do look the type and are sharp looking! How old are they?

 

[SD_Paulo]

Can you guys tell me which ones are male or female. I have no experience raising chicks, only took care of birds near a year old and older. I want to keep a few but don't know how to determine the sex of the chicks. First one the mother is blue. The second, third, and fourth picture is of the same bird. Can you tell what color they will turn into?

Supa,

Easier to guess when they are first feathering out. By taking notice of their primary feathers( on the wings). The pullets primaries are longer than the cockerels. At this point, you are better off waiting to look for the cockerels faces(comb and wattle area) to turning red.

Check this link on feather sexing for future refernce:
http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/sld006.htm

But if you are really looking for the good ones you should wait at least a year, especially if they are Ganoi, Shamo or any of the large asil. The big fowl develope slowly and change quite a bit the first 2 yrs.

Good luck

 

[supaflyz]

Supa,

Easier to guess when they are first feathering out. By taking notice of their primary feathers( on the wings). The pullets primaries are longer than the cockerels. At this point, you are better off waiting to look for the cockerels faces(comb and wattle area) to turning red.

Check this link on feather sexing for future refernce:
http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/sld006.htm

But if you are really looking for the good ones you should wait at least a year, especially if they are Ganoi, Shamo or any of the large asil. The big fowl develope slowly and change quite a bit the first 2 yrs.

Good luck

Alright thank you Paulo. I just wanted to see which will be a pullet since I have a bunch of hens right now.

 

[aviangems]

NICE but too small foir what I want. I am looking for a REALLY tall bird.

 

[whitewolfloft]

Same picture of my blue wheaton O shamo pullet last one was a little small. Below is her father