Show Off Your Games!

[troyer]

Troyer so the mix rooster are nasty and want fight everything

They tend to pick a fight and when it gets to be too much for them they run away. They will be okay for a bit of time, then they pick another fight and most likely do the same thing they did the first time. I admire and have great appreciation for a true gamecock. I also like breeds that you can have more than one rooster in the same pen. What I don't like is the roosters that are always picking fights and quitting, I like when a pecking order gets established and then it stays that way for a good while. If they need to fight to establish pecking orders then so be it.
True blooded gamefowl won't establish pecking orders, they will eliminate each other until there is only one left. I have never had American games, but I have friends that have them. About 20 years ago I had Standard Old English games, if they reached 8-10 months of age before I separated them, I could expect to come home from work and have only 1 scockerel left on the yard out of 10. Usually the pullets from the sexlinked layer crosses layed just as well as their mothers until they went broody and then of course the egg laying stops. In my experience it added hardiness and vigor to whatever I crossed the games into. As one that has had true games in the past, I cringe when I hear of someone that tries to add anything but other true blooded gamefowl to an existing line. Adding good Oriental Game fowl is one thing, adding a utility breed and calling it gamefowl is quite another thing.



Edited to correct mis-spelled words.

 

[sdm111]

  They tend to pick a fight and when it gets to be too much for them they run away. They will be okay for a bit of time, then they pick another fight and most likely do the same thing they did the first time. I admire and have great appreciation for a true gamecock. I also like breeds that you can have more than one rooster in the same pen. What I don't like is the roosters that are always picking fights and quitting, I like when a pecking order gets established and then it stays that way for a good while. If they need to fight to establish pecking orders then so be it.
   True blooded gamefowl won't establish pecking orders, they will eliminate each other until there is only one left. I have never had American games, but I have friends that have them. About 20 years ago I had Standard Old English games, if they reached 8-10 months of age before I separated them, I could expect to come home from work and have only 1 scockerel left on the yard out of 10. Usually the pullets from the sexlinked layer crosses layed just as well as their mothers until they went broody and then of course the egg laying stops. In my experience it added hardiness and vigor to whatever I crossed the games into. As one that has had true games in the past, I cringe when I hear of someone that tries to add anything but other true blooded gamefowl to an existing line. Adding good Oriental Game fowl is one thing, adding a utility breed and calling it gamefowl is quite another thing. 



Edited to correct mis-spelled words.

That last sentence sums it up.

 

[JShubin]

Double spurred mama

her daughter

her son

Unrelated black pullet... fabios daughter

You can see some of mudslide build up behind chain link

 

[Sjeane]

yea, i have no intention on keeping the mixed cockerels, not interested in keeping any other rooster than my kelso atm, until i get a game hen and start my breeding project, and then i will have seperate mini pens for them all really excited. Still looking for my game hen atm. will post up pictures when i get one.

 

[sdm111]

That'll work. For the most part I use 4' wide by 5' deep by 4' high dome pens. You can keep singles or pairs and relatively cheap to make.

 

[sdm111]

Each pen takes 1 8' 2x4, 1 10' 2x4, 1 10' piece if 5' 2x4 welded wire and 2 4' by 5' pieces welded wire for front and back. And a 3' piece of wire for a door. And I use a 3.00 tarp from harbor freight tools for a roof.

 

[Sjeane]

Thanks, Nice specs. i was going to go the leash and barrel route, but would hate to have an owl clean me out.

 

[sdm111]

I can't do cords with the hawks and fox

 

[centrarchid]

I am back. Best part was seeing how some of the guys could really handle their birds. A couple guys took time to describe their approach. Could not get judge to tell me what he was looking for so will have to try again next year. Also learned you need to bring your own drop pens. Interesting note is even the low station birds are high stationed relative to mine. Oriental influence marked in birds on display.

Also met a couple of guys from another site. They were not gruff at all in person.

 

[JShubin]

I am going to my first Gamefowl show tomorrow... about 30 minutes from my house. I will try to take pictures.

http://canyonfarmsranch.com/ breeder site as well..