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[flypen]

Sorry, guys.. I tried correcting them and told them to ASK here for proper and accurate info...

Asking questions is best way to learn, but people that raise gamefowl get up everyday to feed, water, and take care of them, and they have a hell of a lot of pride in their fowl, yet so many people throw rocks at us when they just don't know. Until you put your hands on one and feel the absolute gameness in their heart you have no idea.

 

[sdm111]

Asking questions is best way to learn, but people that raise gamefowl get up everyday to feed, water, and take care of them, and they have a hell of a lot of pride in their fowl, yet so many people throw rocks at us when they just don't know. Until you put your hands on one and feel the absolute gameness in their heart you have no idea.

daaaaang yeah what he said

Sorry, guys.. I tried correcting them and told them to ASK here for proper and accurate info...

no problem.

 

[sdm111]

Everybody that sees my games says how beautiful they are. As long as I start talking AFTER the initial contact I can have them listen. But usually they get stereotyped from the street

 

[JShubin]

Hi!

I think I am having "backyard chicken remorse". My husband brought home two Cowan Roundheads hens (maybe this is the breed?? That what he was told.) last night. He had no idea this bird was used for cock fights. My 5 year old and I have been researching the breed of chickens we wanted for a couple months. We narrowed it down to two different breeds. Now we have these cock fighters!

I have researched that they were bred to fight. However, I am sure SOMEONE out in the subculture of backyard chickens have used this breed for eggs? I can't find ANY information about the hens and their characteristics! We are going to keep these hens, and they are already our pets - they have names (Iris and Elsa)

A little about them that we know: They are 4 weeks old - friendly and a bit feisty (especially Iris). Seem to be healthy, fly pretty high already.

Best Wishes,

Christina

Gamefowl are amazing breed of chicken and most breeds were derived from the original gamefowl in the jungles of Asia.

They lay pretty well in spring and summer, but virtually nothing in fall and winter.
they will lay until they are ready to brood (hatch the eggs on the nest). So you will get about 6-12 eggs and then she will typically try to sit on them.

They are great mothers and protectors and will fight anything to protect their chicks (including coyotes, dogs, humans, everything). Unless they are trained then they are really nice to their owners.

My two daughters love my gamefowl. especially the trained (hand-raised, not wild ones). if left to free range they tend to go semi-wild, which they do well

 

[sdm111]

I got 2 eggs out of about 16 hens today. They molt they stop and stop Nov to Feb

 

[Ravynscroft]

Asking questions is best way to learn, but people that raise gamefowl get up everyday to feed, water, and take care of them, and they have a hell of a lot of pride in their fowl, yet so many people throw rocks at us when they just don't know. Until you put your hands on one and feel the absolute gameness in their heart you have no idea.

I absolutely and completely agree... and have nothing but respect for all of you guys here... it's sad that most people are too narrow minded to see the whole picture...

 

[JShubin]

Everybody that sees my games says how beautiful they are. As long as I start talking AFTER the initial contact I can have them listen. But usually they get stereotyped from the street

My neighbor behind me is a LAPD officer and I over heard him talking about my chickens to his guests. They asked "Why does he have all these chickens, does he fight them or what?".... I heard him respond, "No he is a white guy; I think he just likes them".

Talk about stereotyping. just wrong. Probably dont have the same assumptions in southeast.

 

[roosterhavoc]

The sh*t is getting deep in here. Too hot for waders hopefully my muck boots are enough.

 

[christinaGS]

Truly sorry! I'm not here to judge! Really - I am not! By the tone of my first message, I could see why you think I am! I am definitely a new chic owner. I'm taken back by the lack of information about Cowan Roundheads

Gamefowl are amazing breed of chicken and most breeds were derived from the original gamefowl in the jungles of Asia.

They lay pretty well in spring and summer, but virtually nothing in fall and winter.
they will lay until they are ready to brood (hatch the eggs on the nest). So you will get about 6-12 eggs and then she will typically try to sit on them.

They are great mothers and protectors and will fight anything to protect their chicks (including coyotes, dogs, humans, everything). Unless they are trained then they are really nice to their owners.

My two daughters love my gamefowl. especially the trained (hand-raised, not wild ones). if left to free range they tend to go semi-wild, which they do well

 

[JShubin]

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-cockfighting-raid-20170516-story.html