Show Off Your American Gamefowl and Chat Thread!!!

[jaxchic]

I know a lot of people hate this question, but does anyone have an idea which lines may be in this girl?

 

[superleo130]

Where in california are located?

modesto/ merced. I just incubated some. came out fine. is there a problem incubating them?

 

[JShubin]

modesto/ merced. I just incubated some. came out fine. is there a problem incubating them?

Oh cool. My in-laws live near Visalia/Tulare... Im in the heart of southern california sprawl. Riverside county.

No I incubate eggs often. I prefer that a hen hatch them because the hatch/survival rate is usually a lot better. I have an old incubator and I dont think it works very well.

Do you have any pictures of your chickens?
Post them on this section of the website... there is a lot more people who use this thread for gamefowl... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/106767/show-off-your-games/7900#post_13787140

 

[JShubin]

I know a lot of people hate this question, but does anyone have an idea which lines may be in this girl?

She is brown red color.. I would guess mixed with some other color, because she is not a dark as a true brown red. Its impossible to know who the breeder was/is or if she is "pure" breed. Does she have any full sisters or brothers?

Regarless, she looks like a game and is very beautiful.

 

[superleo130]

Oh cool. My in-laws live near Visalia/Tulare... Im in the heart of southern california sprawl. Riverside county.

No I incubate eggs often. I prefer that a hen hatch them because the hatch/survival rate is usually a lot better. I have an old incubator and I dont think it works very well.

Do you have any pictures of your chickens?
Post them on this section of the website...  there is a lot more people who use this thread for gamefowl... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/106767/show-off-your-games/7900#post_13787140

i actualy go to tulare sometimes. Very nice i will post some pics. Incubateing can be a pain to get right but i prefer it i just wanted to know if it affected the health or outcome of my gamefowls. im mixing a pure hatch with 3 hatch hens. And three grey hens and one suerra. im hopeing i get some pure hatch roos and sone hatch/grey roos too i think those look very neat and have a nice build a bit bigger too. i dont know much about strains or crossings but am i in the right direction?

 

[JShubin]

i actualy go to tulare sometimes. Very nice i will post some pics. Incubateing can be a pain to get right but i prefer it i just wanted to know if it affected the health or outcome of my gamefowls. im mixing a pure hatch with 3 hatch hens. And three grey hens and one suerra. im hopeing i get some pure hatch roos and sone hatch/grey roos too i think those look very neat and have a nice build a bit bigger too. i dont know much about strains or crossings but am i in the right direction?

Yeah pictures would be cool. So we can see what your working with.

I mix breed all my games, they call them crosses usually. I am a fan of crosses because you can breed the best to the best without having to worry about colors, comb type etc. I am interested in producing athletic, tall and lean fowl with great survival instincts. I dont care about the colors so much. Some people call their fowl by names like Kelso, Sweater etc, but those are names of old breeders who probably had nohting to do with recent birds. Often a person will say his fowl is Kelso because it looks closest to what a Kelso used to be.

Your greys might have a nice build and are bigger but thats not necessarilty the case with all greys.. Grey is just a color variation. I have a small grey and a large one, just depends on the breeding. Just like people, each color comes in all shapes sizes. I started with Hatches and Grey myself and they are great birds and the colors mix well.

Incubators are great if you intend to handle and raise the chicks yourself, which can be hard time consuming work. If you want wild survival chickens its usually better to have a hen hatch them, as she will show them how to fend for themselves and how to watch for predators, etc. but they will be hard to catch and hard to handle. Both have advantages and disadvantages, just depends on what you plan to do with them.

I have never heard of a Suerra? What is that?

 

[superleo130]

Oh i see! Well thats what i whant. a strong gamey bird that still preserves alot of its survival instincts. mine are kept in a big chicken barn that ill post pics of down below. i dont mine incubateing them and takeing care of them since i already have an operation going with big brooders and two incubators. I do like colors but in reality all birds of the american gamefowl are beautiful. thanks fpr the help. the old man who gave me these birds said he sold them as chicks for 150 to 200 $ o.o i belive him cuz he has been doing this for a while. since he was young. I dont mine selling mine infact im planning on selling most of the hatchlings in 25 days when they are good to go. Any tips on how to find and keep the best of the bunch for better breeding? Heres the pics

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[jaxchic]

Yeah pictures would be cool. So we can see what your working with.

I mix breed all my games, they call them crosses usually. I am a fan of crosses because you can breed the best to the best without having to worry about colors, comb type etc.  I am interested in producing athletic, tall and lean fowl with great survival instincts. I dont care about the colors so much.  Some people call their fowl by names like Kelso, Sweater etc, but those are names of old breeders who probably had nohting to do with recent birds. Often a person will say his fowl is Kelso because it looks closest to what a Kelso used to be.

Your greys might have a nice build and are bigger but thats not necessarilty the case with all greys.. Grey is just a color variation. I have a small grey and a large one, just depends on the breeding. Just like people, each color comes in all shapes sizes.  I started with Hatches and Grey myself and they are great birds and the colors mix well.

Incubators are great if you intend to handle and raise the chicks yourself, which can be hard time consuming work. If you want wild survival chickens its usually better to have a hen hatch them, as she will show them how to fend for themselves and how to watch for predators, etc. but they will be hard to catch and hard to handle.  Both have advantages and disadvantages, just depends on what you plan to do with them.

I have never heard of a Suerra? What is that?

This is a very astute statement. I see sooooo many people obsessed over what bloodlines they have and they love to throw names around like they are designer labels...when in reality all that matters is are they quality game.
I say this after I ask about my birds heritage, but that is just because I am curious and I like to increase my gamefowl knowledge.
I know my birds are awesome because they have lived feral on my ranch for over twenty years...they are true survivors.
The hen I showed you does have a sister, I just have to find her photo. Her sister looks a little different than her, but very close. I just think they are beautiful and I could look at them for hours.
You are also completely correct on the difference between incubating and raising them yourself vs. the mama hen.

 

[jaxchic]

This is Nasty, she's the sister.

 

[superleo130]