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[roosterhavoc]

Yep that's all the wood for my fire pit. Mostly stuff that's too big for the wood stove.
The dark bird is real calm on the tie cord. So far he's been the best with it.

 

[sdm111]

I can assure you him being calm on a cord is not something he got from his parents or grandparents. They've always been in domes or fly pens

 

[roosterhavoc]

i only plan on using them occasionally anyway just while I'm out there with them. Same as you far too many hawks around to leave em unsupervised. It was nice today for a change so figured I would take a few out of the pens.

 

[achiles]

This is my golden dragon asil...

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[achiles]

South texas

 

[sdm111]

Good looking asil

 

[maranfarmer563]

Centra an interesting thing happening since I started dubbing my free range flock. The roosters don't seem to recognize each other,fights breaking out all over. Brothers that had a large harem of pullets,now won't eat together with out sparring. Didn't realize the visual importants of the comb

 

[centrarchid]

Centra an interesting thing happening since I started dubbing my free range flock. The roosters don't seem to recognize each other,fights breaking out all over. Brothers that had a large harem of pullets,now won't eat together with out sparring. Didn't realize the visual importants of the comb

Very important are the looks of the comb and wattles. The birds can recognize each other by voice although the appearance of the face are extremely important for assessing health and vitality. Bigger and brighter combs are associated with vitality. Whittle those display organs down and lower rank birds will see a failing of a higher rank bird, higher rank bird will not voluntarily let the challenge stand, and thus the party starts.

I assume all so treated birds are isolated from other males.

 

[maranfarmer563]

Well now that I figured out what was happening,they are separated. I was just dubbing and letting them go again.

 

[centrarchid]

By the time dubbing time is realized male birds are no longer commingled. I typically have to isolate mine by 6 months unless a cock is present and that is not always 100% reliable, rather it is a practical risk.