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[sdm111]

So you're saying that peacomb rooster has no Oriental

 

[JShubin]

So you're saying that peacomb rooster has no Oriental

Going way back, Im sure he does... but nothing recent.. not within the past 10 years.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

The lot of us take extreme pride in our birds. I wasn't saying you didn't but a lot of the birds you liked have died was my observation.

 

[JShubin]

We use to breed our broodfowl a certain time of the year so that all the 2yr old crosses (battlefowl) would weigh between 4.4 - 5.6, preferably mid to high 4s because most of the big money cocker's (people that would spend $20k for a pair or trio) fowl would range in the low to high 5s. Back then you didn't want to meet one of them, by staying under them weights we were able to win more derbies. JShubin if you really honestly wanted a perfect pure trio of Grey fowl, I know where you can get them for $600 plus shipping. One time only!

thats a good strategy.
Thanks but cant afford it.. but if you ever want to trade I would consider.

 

[B123]

Flypen, why do you ask about the weight? There are two aspects, genotype and phenotype. Genotype is what the genes say, and there will be some variance. I don't know how many genes influence size in fowl, but quite a few, I would imagine. The phenotype is the outcome of those genes and their environment (feed, disease, weather), all of which can affect size. Weather is an interesting one, because when raising birds in a cold season, the chicks eat just to stay warm and grow. If too hot, food consumption drops, and so does growth. It is kind of like Goldilocks, if the temps are just right, the chicks eat well and grow well.

Feeding has a lot to do with the size of the miniatures I am playing with. Some really restrict the feed to keep them small. I am more interested in the genetic influence, so I weigh them and feed a standard diet.

 

[JShubin]

The lot of us take extreme pride in our birds. I wasn't saying you didn't but a lot of the birds you liked have died was my observation.

ya its tragic. I dont like them dying, and try to make sure they dont. But life is what it is and I just try to keep going forward.

I have breeding and watching my gamefowl die for 10 years now. Im still learning and trying things out. But im still young so I got another 50+ years of this.

 

[JShubin]

got to go guys.. talk to you tomorrow.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Again never promised tomorrow.

 

[birdman55]

The sweaters are a bit smaller and I will have to weigh a bird soon to see what they weigh. The offspring of these birds are average in size nothing is to big and nothing that small. I do have a all cream female pumkin hulsey 1 that has yellowish eyes. Arnt they normally supposed to be black and red basically

 

[sdm111]

Going way back, Im sure he does... but nothing recent.. not within the past 10 years.

just messing with you big shube