First i will say i have not raised asils or any orientals games- yet. But what i have heard about them..
Yes they're gamefowl. You can not keep 2 roosters together with any game breed. Asil hens are extra feisty and many of them will kill other hens and roosters if the rooster is not at mature age when you put them in the breeding pens (not saying, if you kept them in the same pen together growing up they would fight, not sure on that). Even 3-4 month old stags (that's cockerels) can and will kill each other.
Most of the american asils are not pure, they have many other breeds crossed into them. So finding good quality ones is kind of hard... Most of our american asils do not top 5 pounds.
Yup, they can be poor layers, but it all depends on the lines truthfully. I've talked to a few oriental breeders that actually have good luck with them (sure it isn't as much as production breeds, but it's alright).
If anyones going to get them i say yes, do your research. That's not just for gamefowl either... Before you get any breed you should thoroughly research everything about them. There was a good article on them in the Backyard poultry mag a few months back..
-Daniel.
PS. Never cared much for fluffy butts myself, gimme some hard/tight feathers
Yes they're gamefowl. You can not keep 2 roosters together with any game breed. Asil hens are extra feisty and many of them will kill other hens and roosters if the rooster is not at mature age when you put them in the breeding pens (not saying, if you kept them in the same pen together growing up they would fight, not sure on that). Even 3-4 month old stags (that's cockerels) can and will kill each other.
Most of the american asils are not pure, they have many other breeds crossed into them. So finding good quality ones is kind of hard... Most of our american asils do not top 5 pounds.
Yup, they can be poor layers, but it all depends on the lines truthfully. I've talked to a few oriental breeders that actually have good luck with them (sure it isn't as much as production breeds, but it's alright).
If anyones going to get them i say yes, do your research. That's not just for gamefowl either... Before you get any breed you should thoroughly research everything about them. There was a good article on them in the Backyard poultry mag a few months back..
-Daniel.
PS. Never cared much for fluffy butts myself, gimme some hard/tight feathers
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