Show Off Your American Gamefowl and Chat Thread!!!

[roosterhavoc]

Centra u must have had a tough week. Relax with a cold drink and maybe a good book.

 

[MaycanGamefowl]

Here is my redquillpullet with my red fox grey/pumpkin stag

 

[sdm111]

Here is my redquillpullet with my red fox grey/pumpkin stag

nice was That stag from an incubated egg?

 

[B123]

nice was That stag from an incubated egg?

SDM, I thought that too is it the toes that make you ask that?

 

[B123]

The average time in games here I suspect is less. Here in Missouri, interest in gamefowl is contracting. Oldtimers predominate and appear unable to establish relationships with enough younger people to sustain the number of people into gamefowl regardless of actual angle. In my upper forties I am still quite a bit younger than the average cocker here. This pattern holds for all forms of agriculture. We do see outright greenhorns get into gamefowl where the primary correspondence appears to be the internet. Some of the educating is better done in person with a strong hands on component. When I have met these younger guys in person still have basic husbandry challenges and put all emphasis on what they buy rather than what they put into the birds in terms of nutrition and general up keep. They also tend to ever extend themselves with with lots of birds but never develop the rearing facilities needed to allow healthy culling so only the best 25% or less are all that actually reach adulthood. Every single bird hatched seems to have a shot at a brood pen.

Centra, this is sage advice. One of the challenges I have had is finding local breeders. I know some older cockers, but they have long since retired but the stories and experience is still there.

 

[JShubin]

Here is my redquillpullet with my red fox grey/pumpkin stag

The stag looks pretty nice, except his toes are all jumbled up.

 

[centrarchid]

The stag looks pretty nice, except his toes are all jumbled up. 

The toe issue serious. It may prevent proper use of roost and he would have a hard time covering hens in a breeding pen. Such does not always come as a result of genetics but still is a reason to consider with respect to culling.

 

[JShubin]

The average time in games here I suspect is less. Here in Missouri, interest in gamefowl is contracting. Oldtimers predominate and appear unable to establish relationships with enough younger people to sustain the number of people into gamefowl regardless of actual angle. In my upper forties I am still quite a bit younger than the average cocker here. This pattern holds for all forms of agriculture. We do see outright greenhorns get into gamefowl where the primary correspondence appears to be the internet. Some of the educating is better done in person with a strong hands on component. When I have met these younger guys in person still have basic husbandry challenges and put all emphasis on what they buy rather than what they put into the birds in terms of nutrition and general up keep. They also tend to ever extend themselves with with lots of birds but never develop the rearing facilities needed to allow healthy culling so only the best 25% or less are all that actually reach adulthood. Every single bird hatched seems to have a shot at a brood pen.

Guilty on the last part.. I realize my error every year, but like a teenager I refuse to listen to any advice including my own best judgement.

 

[sdm111]

SDM, I thought that too is it the toes that make you ask that?

yes too high average temp during incubation will curl toes and it's not genetic probably so no worries breeding him

 

[sdm111]

If he was the result of incubated eggs it is not positively genetic and don't cull for that breed away. Especially if he's your only one