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[centrarchid]

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Is that a pet deer or yearling? I could make similar pictures with Cotton-tailed Rabbits and chickens. Yesterday I had a dog and rabbit both with chickens all round them while dog was holding point on rabbit.

 

[centrarchid]

Can I give gamefowl chicks or hatching eggs to a nongame broody hen (buff orp) to raise?

Yup, again. You can still have same issues where you may need to watch for fighting at some point as they develop. I would be watching carefully when chicks are about 4 to 5 weeks of age for first round. Having an adult rooster present and in close proximity, even a non-game may help suppress discord among the developing games.

What is background of hatching eggs you are considering? Do have pens to isolate stags from each other as they come of age.

 

[varidgerunner]

On Japs, the "Jap" chickens came mostly from Japanese settlers to California. At some point they were Shamo, probably not "O" Shamo, probably more like "Chu" Shamo. Along the way they were most likely crossed with some American birds, by the time you get to the named Jap lines they have a pretty high tail set. They are blended birds, have a few Oriental traits, but mostly just a leggy black American game.

 

[SarahGfa]

What is background of hatching eggs you are considering? Do have pens to isolate stags from each other as they come of age.

I don't have a source yet. I met a guy at the feed store who had a pet malay rooster, and the roo was so friendly and smart, now I want to get some oriental gamefowl hatching eggs.

I don't have pens right now, but I have an empty 4x8 tractor that was pretty easy to make.

 

[centrarchid]

I don't have a source yet. I met a guy at the feed store who had a pet malay rooster, and the roo was so friendly and smart, now I want to get some oriental gamefowl hatching eggs.

I don't have pens right now, but I have an empty 4x8 tractor that was pretty easy to make.

Be prepared to split them up early.

 

[Ghosty]

Be prepared to split them up early.

Ya, I had to split my leiper and the claret I posted last page at 10 weeks, and they were bestest buds.

 

[SarahGfa]

Ya, I had to split my leiper and the claret I posted last page at 10 weeks, and they were bestest buds.

Is that the typical age for seperating males? I'm just worried the chicks will fight too much and the broody hen will get so stressed out that she abandons the whole lot. Like with human kids.

 

[Ghosty]

Is that the typical age for seperating males? I'm just worried the chicks will fight too much and the broody hen will get so stressed out that she abandons the whole lot. Like with human kids.

They will be independent of her by then. The presence of her and other grown birds will help to keep them in line. The broody will teach them how to care for themselves better than a brooder box.

Not all types of gamefowl are the same, or even individual birds from the same type. I would get info on when to pen the stags from the breeder. You may have to pen certain trouble makers early, or separate a certain pair. I would get your pens ready first, and decide beforehand how many stags you want to keep.

 

[Ghosty]

Is that a pet deer or yearling? I could make similar pictures with Cotton-tailed Rabbits and chickens. Yesterday I had a dog and rabbit both with chickens all round them while dog was holding point on rabbit.

Lol. The dogs were napping in the shop. I let my Cairn out of the house, and she ran the deer off a few times, but it got a lick of the feed and kept coming back. It might've been coming in at night, the couple times I accidentally left the feed out. I didn't want it to trample my stag, so I finally walked out and shoo'ed it away, but it wanted to stay, lol.

A flock of wild turkey crossed in front of our car this afternoon from a grown over, vacant lot down the road. I had to stop for them. Two big gobblers, two hens, and then a streaming line of poults flap hopping across the road. It was neat to watch, but the boys couldn't really see the littles from their carseat.

 

[Ghosty]

Some do have to be split up very early, even the pullets, like Centra said. I thought I heard that oriental game stags tend to get along for awhile because they mature slowly, but that may be case dependent. Maybe someone with experience with orientals or Malays will chime in.