POST pics of your JUNGLE FOWL!!

[gino]

They have been sharing the coup but I keep them separated with a wire wall. I have put some of my domestic fowl in the jungle fowl chicken run for short periods of time to see how they would react with each other Their reaction to each other is consistant with other chickens that I have put together in the past. They don’t mix right away, but they don’t run from each other either. Then start to establish a pecking order like regular chickens with the domestic chickens getting the upper hand (I assume because the domestic chickens are bigger in size).

I am leery of leaving them together because if the pecking order battle got out of hand it would be tough getting them sorted out. Usually I leave them in for about an hour while I watch and then give the domestics a chance to escape.

My hope is to get them cohabitate so when I go on vacation I don’t have to put them in separate runs. I am playing with the idea of allowing them to mate, but not sure if there is a market for Araucanas with a wild streak to them. What do you think?

On another note, I have heard the guinea pigs put in the aviary help to settle down the roosters. Not sure how well that would work. They are suppose to help keep things clean as well. I have found a few guinea pigs on craigslist, but I’m not sure if being put in a chicken aviary is consider a “good home.”

 

[gino]

I've been thinking about crossing my jungle fowl with a couple areucanas that I have. Interesting to see what they might look like. Are the offspring tame?

 

[wclawrence]

Gino; If you are successful please let us know. I'd like some of that.

 

[KWAK]

How far can they fly?

 

[tigerrrrrrrlilly]

I raise red jungle fowl, San Diego Zoo strain. I will have chicks soon if anyone is interested.

 

[Medicine Man]

Very nice photos, tigerrrrrrrlilly. Did you get your stock from Tommy? I had always thought I'd hit him up for some eggs when I'm ready, but the last I checked he's not selling eggs anymore because he's busy with med. school.

 

[johnschiks]

Beautiful Birds! wish i was a little closer.

 

[tigerrrrrrrlilly]

Quote:
Thank you. No they are not from Tommy. My SD Zoo line originally came from Al Hinkle (SD Zoo Curator) in 1989. They have been line bred since. They are a good starting bird if you want to get into RJF.
If you would like to buy eggs, I can sell some to you.

 

[tigerrrrrrrlilly]

Quote:
Thank you. No they are not from Tommy. My SD Zoo line originally came from Al Hinkle (SD Zoo Curator) in 1989. They have been line bred since. They are a good starting bird if you want to get into RJF.
If you would like to buy eggs, I can sell some to you.

 

[jacobybennett1]

hi new to forum hatched what i was promised to be two grey jungle fowl and they are around three months old both hens! but one has grey legs the other green...what happened here?