Show Off Your Games!

[laughingdog]

how is everyone having such trouble with games dying? mine fight off dogs, coons, rodents, hawks, and just teach the goats whoes boss, so the goats knew not to bother their eggs even (they do olike to all lay right around a sleeping goat though, so im expecting eventually to find broken eggs from this, instead of just terrified to move goat that doesnt want the hens to attack them from disturbing the eggs, before i can collect them and save the goat). neighbor children once throwing rocks at, and trying to steal each other's eggs to brood, has been a problem though. cured the one by just tossing rocks back at and beaning the one kid in head.

 

[Illia]

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Because you're from a place with relatively warm to hot summers, and you likely have American Games, not Oriental Games. That's what makes yours not die off.

Also, you're using broody hens. Read my explanation on the death toll and.

 

[centrarchid]

I am in the process of trying to reconsitute a line of American games that have been in family for some time. Until recently all birds where in possession of my brother and he was unable to invest properly in their upkeep beyond keeping them alive. Situation was maintained over several years with line reduced to about twenty birds. Prior to hard times breeder number fluctuated between 100 an 200 birds and line was repressented by several color patterns including the following: black breasted brown-red, black breasted red, brown breasted brown-red and redquil. We did not breed for or against any color pattern nor did we put much effort into understanding how color patterns were inherited. The line now is repressented by birds that are at a minimum of 6 to 9 years of age and not all color patterns in males are repressented. Apparentlly only black breasted red and brown breasted brown-red persist amoung males. Among hens more color patterns may persist. One female version of what I suspect is black breasted red is shown in figure 1. Hens of this color pattern are typically associated (sibling, mother, daughter) with dark colored black breasted red males with solid black breasts. The second type (Figure 2) I think is heterozygous for the black breasted red and brown breasted brown-red. What I think is a typical of the homozygous brown breasted brown-red hen will looked like a bleached out redquill with a slightly different striping pattern on each feather. The mystery hens (figure 3) I hope are black breasted brown-reds. Prior to reduction in line, black breasted brown-reds repressented almost half of the line. Anyone know if third hen pictured is consistent with black breasted brown-red color-type?


Figure 1. Black breasted red hen color pattern.

Figure 2. Black beasted red / brown breasted brown red color pattern

Figure 3. Putative black breasted brown-red hen.

 

[laughingdog]

ive been taking their eggs away to incubate and for food, but just maybe will try to leave some out with them to find out how good a parents the hens will be. course should i worry the hens will turn on me with chicks? as is they sometimes try to tear my face and hands off when i collect eggs... otherwise ive taught them to respect the sheperd's staff, and broom, but leave them protective and safe when in hen house. were was info referred to? didnt know troubles were only with asian game birds, as they seem like would be hardier (course only seen in pics).

 

[Theapplechicks]

I had one broody game hen that would tear your hand up if you tried to get her eggs, the one I have setting now is very sweet and I stroke her back and talk to her and she coos to me while she's sitting their. All of our game hens have been super sweet natured. I also have a couple cochins and d'uccle and the only ones that have gone broody are my gamers! This is our first hatch so I can't wait!

I'm not sure what type she is but I beleive I've got another one in the recent batch of chicks I got. She is super tiny and white in color. I've never seen a white game hen? Has anyone else? She looks just like one so far....

 

[pride&joy]

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Games can come in any color, shape or size as long as they are game.

 

[erica.godinez]

Sorry if I interrupt, first helo every one, can someone tell me what kind of breed this one i know for sure he is a game

cant really get a good pic, any way people have told me that he kind of looks like a spangeld kelso i have no clue

 

[laughingdog]

just got five poult game birds for great straight run deal... only issue is that the brooder i put them in has my experimental rosecomb/game hen mix, which they immediately started fighting, and "ninja" the rosecomb mix, was surrounded and just started sending the twice his size pure games, flying scared and now they are trying to hide piled in a corner behind feeder and not happy at all, and hope it blows over and they all become pals (though ninja spends alot of the day sparing with its reflexion, while the other bigger birds hid down in corner by feeder, which will be awfully crowded now, but hoped getting flock of five would put him in his place!).

 

[Redcatcher]

erica.godinez :

Sorry if I interrupt, first helo every one, can someone tell me what kind of breed this one i know for sure he is a game
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38564_img_0399.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38564_img_0473.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38564_img_0457.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38564_img_0403.jpg
cant really get a good pic, any way people have told me that he kind of looks like a spangeld kelso i have no clue

I would say white Kelso. Whites are known to have some some black feathers mixed in like that. Spangled is something else.​

 

[Chief]

Its been a while. Here are some newer photo's of stags from last year.