Show Off Your American Gamefowl and Chat Thread!!!

[B123]

I see what you're saying. Later in the future I will eventually single mate breed, but for now I'm just following My mentors instructions. We cleared the whole yard of the Radios from last year for a reason. This year, mostly all of them went out the door when they were barely pidgeon sized (thank God since I wouldn't have had enough pens or space) I only kept two for myself...and well you already know what happened to one of those two lol

But I completely agree with you that Single Mating is the way to go hands down.

If you and your mentor are confident in the lines, colony mating will certainly get you more in terms of numbers. It all depends on your level of production. I don't think one way is necessarily better than the other, but as Havoc pointed out, single mating gives you a better idea of how each specific mating is performing.

 

[sdm111]

Good morning, but he also said he didn’t have the room for pigeon sized little ones. If I lacked the space (I do) I’d do small selective clutches so I could focus more so on each instead of the spray and pray. But like you said to each their own. Also are the hens to be orgied were they raised together or or they separated now? If so I’d expect a problem

 

[B123]

Good morning, but he also said he didn’t have the room for pigeon sized little ones. If I lacked the space (I do) I’d do small selective clutches so I could focus more so on each instead of the spray and pray. But like you said to each their own. Also are the hens to be orgied were they raised together or or they separated now? If so I’d expect a problem

Good morning, so true each way has its own challenges. It is the same here, single mated hens. It is just a hobby for me. I prefer to let the hens hatch and raise their own, but have an incubator and brooder in the event I can't pass up good eggs when there is no broody in sight.lol It is still raining...

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Morning fellas I'm in the same bracket single mating, but at most I'd do a trio.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

I watched some Philippine TV show on gf breeding at one of the biggest very successful farms... they do single matting, mark and number the eggs they incubate with date, a number that they put in a book that has breeding info of parents also recorded next to number... I know they talked about nutrition too. Also egg size was important they don’t keep eggs too big or too small. Hatch rates go down if eggs are too big or too small. I found it interesting what I could understand anyway. I can’t have roosters here but I have given breeding some thought for the future. I think single would be my choice but really depends on your situation and what you are doing, and what you have. One thing I found interesting is the hens ability to save sperm and very mixed opinions on how long. Really need to find better science info on that.

 

[B123]

I think SDM and I have mentioned it before, but it is easy to learn the eggs from multiple hens in the same pen if collecting them. But, in my experience, the single mated hens seem to settle in to a nest a little easier and there is no chance of another hen laying in her nest. I like to let the hen and her chicks have a little alone time before letting them out with other birds. Again, to each their own. It is just fun to watch them grow!

 

[B123]

I watched some Philippine TV show on gf breeding at one of the biggest very successful farms...

Some of the farms look more like commercial operations with hens in cages and using AI. It works for numbers, but games just look so nice on the yard.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I think SDM and I have mentioned it before, but it is easy to learn the eggs from multiple hens in the same pen if collecting them. But, in my experience, the single mated hens seem to settle in to a nest a little easier and there is no chance of another hen laying in her nest. I like to let the hen and her chicks have a little alone time before letting them out with other birds. Again, to each their own. It is just fun to watch them grow!

I can tell eggs apart from different hens in a pen. You start to learn over time one may have a darker or lighter tint, little bit bigger etc..
still though that’s not a 100% guarantee unless there’s only one hen.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Heck I write everything related to the birds I can down, if I don't I will forget most of what was important. All my gamefowl related stuff is packed up so I'll have to hunt it once settled.
Ima try a few new approaches this season baby steps.

 

[centrarchid]

I think SDM and I have mentioned it before, but it is easy to learn the eggs from multiple hens in the same pen if collecting them. But, in my experience, the single mated hens seem to settle in to a nest a little easier and there is no chance of another hen laying in her nest. I like to let the hen and her chicks have a little alone time before letting them out with other birds. Again, to each their own. It is just fun to watch them grow!

To be less wordy, cuckolding.