Show Off Your Games!

[GalloFino]

Hi folks, here are a few pictures of my rescue rooster, now that he's out and about. Thanks much to all who've given me info and advice on him.

His foot got an all clear from the vet on Thursday, so now I've got to start looking for a permanent home for him. One of his toes on his injured foot does not curl/grasp; the vet reckons that the tendon controlling it was broken when his foot was injured. The infection, however, is gone and he's standing and walking normally. He's still really easy to handle and has been great through all the treatments he's been put through to get the foot healed up. My (probably naive) hope is that we can find him a home on a rancho with a nice flock of hens to watch over. He deserves it!

What breeds in the US would be comparable to this guy in terms of looks & temperament? I'm wondering what I should be looking for down the road when I'm in a better position to keep chickens myself. In terms of his temperament, the thing I like the most (well, besides the fact that he hasn't shown any aggression towards people) is that he responds really well to conditioning. One example: he was very worked up over brooms when he first got here, and would bristle up, flap around and make a ton of noise whenever the patio where he lives was cleaned. Through some basic conditioning (feeding him treats while the broom was propped against the wall, feeding him treats while someone sweeps on the far side of the patio, feeding him treats while someone sweeps closer to his cage, you get the idea...) he doesn't mind brooms anymore. Basically, he's pretty sensible and it's been easy to modify the behaviors that I've wanted to change.

 

[big medicine]

Just some shots of a brood of cross games growing out. They are a wide ranging, pretty self sufficient bunch.

 

[upthecreek]

pretty chickens doing what chickens do best




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[hellafarms]

Some of my OEGB
Self Blues

Young Spangle roo

 

[josh44]

Does any one know Whats average price for Shamo hens or pullets ???

 

[josh44]

Does any one know Whats is the average cost for Shamo hens & pullets ???

 

[DTchickens]

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Depends on the Shamo lines my friend, Jim Zook sells them for around 50 dollars each I think plus shipping. Look him up at Orchard Poultry. There is another dude, he hasn't sold any yet that I know of but has excellent lines! I hope to get some eventually, even though I am expecting them to be at least a couple hundred-1000 hehe...

-Daniel

 

[Lollipop]

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That`s a tall order iajewel. Asil are, perhaps, the hardest of all games to raise. Usually the hens are poor layers and the chicks often engage in mortal combat before they are fully feathered, and that when you least expect it, like when you went to town for an hour or so. Pullets, even those from the same clutch and raised by the same hen, often fight as bad as the stags. The stags are not considered mature cocks until they are 2 years old as they mature slowly and quality Asils are expensive to purchase. They are probably the most expensive fowl to raise for those reasons. That said, they are the ultimate gamefowl, with attitude, strength, and determination unmatched by any other and they are extremely hardy. They will survive the Iowa winters as well as any fowl in spite of being hardfeathered and having areas of exposed flesh. The pullets do begin to lay at between 6 and 8 months, but the eggs are always small, being not much bigger than a ping pong ball from a mature hen. Although they are handome birds, most of their beauty is not their looks, but their mear presence. I have raised many types of gamefowl over the years, mostly orientals, but the Asil has always been my favorite. Most of the Asils in the U.S. are the small Reza type (under 6 1/2 lbs.) as saladin mentioned. Other parts of the world have Asils ranging up to 14-15 lbs, the largest being Kulang found mostly in Russia, if I remember right. Asil hens will dominate your other hens and maybe your rooster, should you try them with a mixed flock. And, I might add, be sure the mixed flock has PLENTY of room to escape until proper pecking order is established. Hope this helps a little. There is a great book on the market written by Horst Schmudde, called Oriental Gamefowl. Highly reccommended. Good luck........Pop

 

[Lollipop]

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Glad your boy is recovering satisfactorily. He`s a handsome fellow, but assuredly a mixed breed. You did a fine job reconditioning him. I wish you lots of success finding the perfect home for him.........Pop

Almost forgot to say that most any breed of Spanish or American gamefowl would be similar to what you have there.

 

[kulangi]

Kulang or Kulangi is an aseel which is bred in Afghanistan. Kulang in Dari means Crane and aseel means Original or pure.