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[centrarchid]

This deals with American Gamefowl.

Following photographs illustrate appearance of an advanced juvenile relative to a chick about to start juvenile phase (age differs by 11 weeks). They are full-sibling males that will look very similar as adults.

Advanced juvenile has most of his adult wing flight feathers in but all of his flight tail feathers are juvenile and will be replaced over the next 45 days. The few remaining juvenile wing flight secondaries are visible with the bars as well as are shorter, more flexible and have pointy tips.

The chicks feathers are even pointier than the juvenile feathers and the base coloration is lighter with stronger pattern that is visually disruptive (camouflage). Note how tail feathers are hooked like in juvenile but coloration and tips different. Chick also showing the start of juvenile body feathers coming in on his head and neck.

 

[LR Gamefarm]

I have a game chick that looks just like that!

 

[LR Gamefarm]

here's one of my tom hargus YL kelso's

 

[JShubin]

here's one of my tom hargus YL kelso's

Here is a cross I bred. Hatch over yellow leg hatch hen.

 

[LR Gamefarm]

Here is a cross I bred. Hatch over yellow leg hatch hen.

wow they look pretty similar mine looks a little shorter tho and he's a man fighter!

 

[Bahena gamefarm]

Here is a cross I bred. Hatch over yellow leg hatch hen.

 

[Bahena gamefarm]

Beautiful yellow leg hat that you have this is my yellow leg hatch let me know what you think

 

[shadymtn]

This a miniature Sid Taylor. He is the 8th generation inbred to get this size. I have 9th generation chicks from him and his hen I'am raising now.

 

[JShubin]

This a miniature Sid Taylor. He is the 8th generation inbred to get this size. I have 9th generation chicks from him and his hen I'am raising now.

Wow he is tiny. Did you cross breed with a bantam? or jsut selectively picked the smallest of the batch each generation?

This was my birchen American game stag. He was crossbred with Lieper hatch, grey, and green leg hatch. He passed away last year. R.I.P.

 

[shadymtn]

Just selected the smallest and kept crossing them back. So far they still have good vigor and hatch rate. I think I set 12 eggs from them this year, hatched 10.