Show Off Your Games!

[ThePolishPrincess]

I'd just like to get this cleared up...I know one would refer to a 'stag' as a male, correct? But is this generalized as all male Gamefowl or only a certain type? I'd like to get my facts straight before I encounter Gamefowl enthusiasts in the future and embarrass myself.

Which I'm likely to do, anyway.

 

[DTchickens]

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cock=rooster
Stag=Cockerel
pullet=young hen or "girls" to some people.
Hen=hen

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

That clears things up.

Thanks bunches!

 

[DTchickens]

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nothing beats a pretty grey... Although i like the spangle, and the brownred bird... (or is he just a black with a lot of red?.. pretty much the same i suppose. )

 

[thechickman04]

im thinking he is black with a lot of red but he is confusing me with his looks im gonna let him gro up and see what he turns out to be

 

[cwc362]

Okay I got a new roo Tuesday- To me he's a fine specimen , even though I'm no game expert. So I'm gonna put up some pics my neighbor took of him. The man I got him from said he was a Texas hatch. I have no idea if there even is such a thing but I just know He looked good to me and I got him for a really good price . You guys tell me what you think- Sorry I couldn't get better pics but the neighbor was scared for me to take him out of his cage - LOL

and this is my old ugly self

This is my 16 yr old son , KeeAnu , holding our little banty mutt EE rooster . That's me with the belly in the chicken yard chair- LOL

 

[cwc362]

Now anybody have any ideas on these hens?- Bought these in a group and the guy said some kind of game hens. One is gray with a salmon breast One is actually blue with a streak neck and the other one is brown with a streak neck. Here's the pics
This is the gray one with salmon breast

This is all of them together with the gray rooster . The brown one with streaky neck is in the back

This is the one with the blue body and the gray streak neck- She and the gray one look almost alike except for the color.

 

[DTchickens]

roosters definately a hatch, I've never heard of texas hatch's but that doesn't mean there aren't any.. theres famous, semi famous, just ones from certain areas... And then there's new lines..

the hen is a hatch grey (the green legs indicate that she has at least some hatch in her.. which most do really), brown hens a hatch, the other (in the picture with the rooster and hens, you can see her head) looks like she could be a, Sweater, Kelso, or Roundhead..

Last one looks like a blue grey (kind of a blue birchen color).. which i've never actually seen in games (minus the Old english bantams). pretty interesting.

 

[KattyKillFish]

wow! these really are some amazing birds! i've always admired the strength and spirit of gamefowl. I would love to have a few in my yard, i LOVE the colors, the body structure! they are all-round beautiful birds. they are STUNNING!

but i got a question. how is dubbing done and why? for show? i had a brown leghorn get bad frostbite on his giant comb. would dubbing prevent that? i would like to do that to some of the larger-combed breeds i have so that they don't get frozen over our harsh Alaskan winters. PM me on how it's done...

 

[DTchickens]

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dubbing must be done on roosters of Modern, Old english, and American game bantams for showing. Dubbing does prevent frost bite... but those aren't always the reasons. a lot of people dub because it's a desired look + frost bite prevention.. win win i say.