Oriental Gamefowl Thread!

[Gresh]

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Well, I don't know who's NPIP licensed and who isn't, but I know Suzanne Chung breeds Shamos and has some for sale occasionally. However, I've no idea where she lives or how to get in contact with her.

As far as my favorite Oriental, that's a hard decision. I am an Oriental enthusiast, and finding a favorite is difficult, but I think in the end I would have to say that Asils are my favorite. Love their slender type mixed with their stockiness. It just gives them a robust, hardy look

 

[fowlman01]

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Well, I don't know who's NPIP licensed and who isn't, but I know Suzanne Chung breeds Shamos and has some for sale occasionally. However, I've no idea where she lives or how to get in contact with her.

As far as my favorite Oriental, that's a hard decision. I am an Oriental enthusiast, and finding a favorite is difficult, but I think in the end I would have to say that Asils are my favorite. Love their slender type mixed with their stockiness. It just gives them a robust, hardy look

Josh has Suzann Chungs contact info if you need it. If you email her leave the e off Suzann. She has Shamo's, Asils and KO Shamo's. All are excellent quality.

Walt

 

[josh44]

Yes pm me if you need it,

She's got some nice fowl

 

[OkChickens]

I have a few questions....

KO Shamos are small right? How well do they lay? Do they brood chicks? What do they weigh?

Shamos How much do they weigh? How tall do they get? do they lay well? broody?

I am learning about this breed and I might ask some dumb questions.

Thanks!


Nate

 

[fowlman01]

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Yes, a bantam breed. In Japan they want a cock to be less than 38ozs. I don't find that they lay well, but they are broody and do a good job raising the babies.
Split wings are a characteristic of the breed. usually split wing is a DQ.

PM me your email address and I can send you the Japanese Standard for them.

Walt

 

[Gresh]

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I don't know much at all about Ko-Shamos, so listen to Walt

However, I do know that the larger Shamos (I think they are called Cho-Shamos or O-Shamos in Japan) are bigger birds that can weigh around 11 lbs. or so for cocks and around 10 lbs. for hens. They can get almost three feet tall (when fully erect), and they are excellent broodies, able to raise chicks successfully without much (if any) human intervention. However, they do not lay eggs very often. Most Oriental gamefowl are not good layers, so as you're searching for an Oriental breed of your fancy, remember that these birds, if purebred, will not be like your typical Rhode Island Red. Orientals sometimes make good meat-birds, though I would not suggest you use such rare birds for simple utility purposes.

 

[OkChickens]

How many eggs per week do the large fowl lay? And the same for the Ko?

Walt-Split wings are a characteristic of the breed. usually split wing is a DQ
What does this mean?

Nate

 

[CUDA]

O shamo are large fowl, Chu Shamo are smaller than O's. Weights in the US for O's can run much higher than that, although it's not a requirement of the breed. True Shamo are gamefowl, so should be game first and foremost.

 

[nicalandia]

my friend's Platinum Bleu Shamo x Australian game cockerel,

 

[fowlman01]

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You need to see a picture of it. google "split wing".

Walt