Show Off Your Games!

[KristyAnn]

His tail feathers are more of a green tint and then tints of that green through his wings in the sunlight. Just don't have much sun going on right now

 

[JShubin]

Okay now. Here's Chief.

Probably yellow leg hatch... May be a specific sub-breed (Kelso, Lacy Roundhead, etc) but its probably a game mix, like most gamefowl.

 

[KristyAnn]

Alrighty, well that'll do. When people ask what he is, I just 'game mix". Thanks.

 

[maximusfowl]

One of the biddies my fathers speck cock and canelo toppie hen threw

 

[JShubin]

One of the biddies my fathers speck cock and canelo toppie hen threw

What a cutie! Isnt it a little late in the year to have new baby chicks? Or is this an older picture?

 

[maximusfowl]

What a cutie!   Isnt it a little late in the year to have new baby chicks? Or is this an older picture?

Actually J , these were hatched late this year. They are a month old. We got 2 whites and 3 canelos or cenizos...whatever they bloom into, prolly a bit of both. Started with 9, and snakes bumped us down to 6. They are indoor chickies for now..thank you for the kind words, he is a little cutie

 

[alibra]

I'm just curious- Do you guys cut off their combs so they look "correct" ? Do you use numbing agents? My sister has a game cock and she wants to just slice his comb off and that terrifies me.

 

[JShubin]

I dont cut off combs because I think it would hurt them... but a lot of people do because its tradition, kind of like cropping the ears of a dog... But it also helps prevent frost bite in cold weather. And originally it was done so it wouldnt bleed during a match. To show a gamecock in a "Beauty Show" you have to cut off the comb, waddles and earlobes.

Use sharp sissors, and from what I heard most people do not use a numbing agent, but sometimes use a blod clotting agent or something similar to stop the bleeding..

I am no expert on the subject tho

 

[centrarchid]

Usual logic for trimming combs does not apply here although it can be helpful when comes to frostbite. Some do it for show purposes. Birds I use for educational purposes are left intact to demonstrate comb phenotype kids can see and touch.

The trimming / dubbing process is not pleasant for bird although recovery with respect to discomfort is within seconds. Healing takes several days to a couple weeks where wound is healed over.

 

[alibra]

It NEVER gets below 25f here, EVER. Will the combs get frostbite in this weather? His purpose is to be pretty and breed a hen... not to show him....