Show Off Your Games!

[DTchickens]

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Do a google search for Ultimatefowl wikipedia... Go to American games, black fowl, McRae blacks.. As for colors, could probably find some in Google images, they come all sorts of shades i have noticed but the ones we had long ago are what in my opinion they should look like. Pea combed black birds with a little red in the hackle/saddle, sometimes a good bit of red but should be primarily black. Hens solid black. McRaes have a real mixed up history, It's hard to know what happened, before the Wikipedia page i always heard they were a Sheldon (same as wactors) black roundhead crossed over some brown red hens that was from unknown parentage due to them being given to him by a friend..

-Daniel.

 

[4mychicks]

thanks Daniel. Game fowl are so confusing. It seems if you don't know who hatched your birds and where they got the eggs it can be anything. I was given some game fowl the guy got them from someone in Alabama. He said that one pair in particular was a good bloodline he thought was pearl something. the only different looking ones as a pair have dark legs and eyes. the hen is all black although her legs look yellow in the pic they are black and the roo well here's pics of them they aren't that good for I had just gotten them and it was muddy I'm hoping to get better pics as the weather dries and they get looking better on their diet now, they were fed scratch .

the hen in question..

 

[astecksouls]

Here are some of my fowlhttp://s845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/astecksouls/?action=view&current=SatMar13205930PST2010.jpg
http://s845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/astecksouls/?action=view&current=FriMar12090714PST2010.jpg
http://s845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/astecksouls/?action=view&current=SatMar13205353PST2010-1.jpg

 

[4mychicks]

Ok I'm seeing that Game fowl are a totally different breed from ordinary chickens they are housed different and labeled differently. I'm hoping that mine will look as good as they ones I've seen on this thread. so tell me is it better to tether the roos out ? I found out the hard way they can't be housed together

. Or should they be in a cage I'm still wondering what keeps them from tangling on tethers. What's the best diet for them Like I said they were on scratch I put them on 30% game bird feed maybe that's not right either. but my silkies sure are pretty on it.
Kathleena in Ky

 

[tigerrrrrrrlilly]

My silver-laced old english roos.

 

[DTchickens]

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You will find with games that the more you raise, the more pens you have to make. I like pens until they are cocks, then i may put some on tie-cords (tethers). Tie cords are less expensive to make, and I have found birds tend to enjoy them more. But the downfall is, without the proper protection (fencing, dogs, etc..) they're easier for predators to get them.

As for keeping them un-tangled, they do tend to get sticks and such wrapped up in the cord occasionally. Or at least they do here... You'll have to check them fairly regularly to make sure they aren't tangled up. Feed wise they're pretty much the same as any chicken (as long as they have a proper diet), check around and pick the type of feed you'd like, everyone feeds differently.

-Daniel.

 

[Chief]

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That's probably not gonna be good! I know it seems impossible, but usually best to leave them alone while they are hatching. Nature is going to take its course. Is this the hen that was eating her eggs? If so she may not have what it takes to raise chicks. Every once in a while chickens will get bad habits that are almost impossible to break. On the other hand she may hatch a bunch and just knew there was something wrong with the egg she was pecking.
I think that sometimes certain bloodlines have been incubator hatched too many generations in a row and some of the maternal instincts just start to fade. I have 2 hens that are full sisters, one hatched under a hen and one hatched in the incubator. The one hatched in the bator is a laying machine, never stops, but also never sets on them. The other is a great mother. But most of the hens that hatch from incubators still know how to set and raise them.

Hopefully she made the right choice and hatches some for you. I know how stressful your situation is, but just wait and hope for the best.

 

[pride&joy]

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Games are not normally people aggressive in fact most folks will tell you they are their friendliest chickens. I personally admire their drive and their single mindedness. In my experience with the exception of other roosters games fine. I do agree that all it takes is to know one, to become an admire.

Ish

 

[Chief]

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I feed mine purina game bird chow. Supplement once in a while with calf manna(very small amount once a week with their food. A little bit of table scraps, potatoes, veggies, fruit, even an occasional piece of pork or beef. But all in somewhat small helpings. They seem to be more active and happy when they are not too fat.

 

[cwc362]

pride&joy :

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Games are not normally people aggressive in fact most folks will tell you they are their friendliest chickens. I personally admire their drive and their single mindedness. In my experience with the exception of other roosters games fine. I do agree that all it takes is to know one, to become an admire.

Ish

I totally agree- I picked up a brown leghorn rooster from a lady yesterday who was starting to try to attack her and he's only a year old. But when I got home I sat in my chair in my game pen and fed my game rooster and his ladies by hand. I've never had a game attack me with the exception of hens who had chicks !!!! LOL Those of you who have Games know how that goes!! Most of those hens really strongly disapprove of anybody coming close to their chicks!! But I have a couple of hens that I can pick up their chicks with no problems but will go ballistic if one of our little dogs even comes within her eye sight!!​