Show Off Your Games!

[pride&joy]

I am loving all the information even if smoke is coming out of my ears? hahaha

 

[Chris09]

Here is a example of Crele - Black Breasted Red - and Intermediates.

SIRE.....................DAM..................SONS.............................................DAUGHTERS
Crele....................Crele............100% Crele.......................................100% Crele
Crele....................B.B. Red......100% Intermediate...........................100% Crele
Intermediate.......Crele...........50% Crele & 50% Intermediate.........50% Crele & 50% B.B. Red
Intermediate.......B.B. Red......50% Intermediate & 50% B.B. Red....50% Crele & 50% B.B. Red
B.B. Red..............Crele............100% Intermediate...........................100% B.B. Red

Intermediate Crele Are the darker,richer and cleaner Crele color.
[not my bird]

Chris

 

[Chief]

Nice brownred!

 

[prariechiken]

All this color info is great, just remember that if you are raising American gamefowl the only thing pure about any of them is that they are pure chicken. Gamefowl of all types should be bred for their attitude first and foremost, without this, they are no longer gamefowl. AGFS standards holds to this and without the proper attitude and swagger, the bird is disqualified at show. Nice pics friends...

 

[Illia]

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Being someone who doesn't have American Gamefowl or experience with them, that is really nice to know.

Prariechiken - Have any recent pics of your Shamos? Always love to see your stock.

 

[DTchickens]

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Being someone who doesn't have American Gamefowl or experience with them, that is really nice to know.

Prariechiken - Have any recent pics of your Shamos? Always love to see your stock.

Illia, all of PC's Shamo stock (or I think so?) I received.. Some photos are on my website, haven't gotten photos of the other two cocks yet (well, I have but the good ones I deleted and didn't get sent to my email I don't think.. And of one cock I didn't get good enough photos, just enough to show a friend as he is her bird, as is the daughter on my website.)

I say the attitude is for any gamefowl myself. Be it Shamo, Asil, Malay, American, Old English, etc.. If they're called game, then they need to be it.

-Daniel

PS.. Excellent bird's by the way PC, they're fitting in well now and are putting some weight on, also some attitude.. The hens were fine for awhile, I let them out to free range regularly but the other day they decided they were no longer friends so I have to alternate them "this pair this time, the other the next time.." Deal's always open to ya where you can get some back any time PC.. Keep that in mind.

 

[pride&joy]

Hey here is a question yesterday in am sitting by the brooder/tractor and I hear one of my 7-8 week old shamo stags crow , it would not have woken up the sun or anything but crow he did. This little dude is a tank and lots of red on face. So question is it a good thing, bad thing or nothing? Ha ha ha

 

[centrarchid]

pride&joy :

Hey here is a question yesterday in am sitting by the brooder/tractor and I hear one of my 7-8 week old shamo stags crow , it would not have woken up the sun or anything but crow he did. This little dude is a tank and lots of red on face. So question is it a good thing, bad thing or nothing? Ha ha ha

That similar to what see with American games and to a lesser extent American dominiques when no adult males around. They start first efforts at crowing at only 8 to 10 weeks. If large numbers of old roosters around then crowing not starting until at least 5 months with my games. I have six month old game stags running with old dominique cocks and the stags are still making sounds not unlike a chick except voice much deeper. The same young birds are well into putting on first adult set of feathers and could easily sire chicks if they were on walk as dominant / only male.

I personally like later age at maturation, they seem to cockout better in respect to feathering. They may also reach a larger adult size if maturation delayed.

Shamo stags, are they not inclined to get into battle mode at an early age anyway?​

 

[Redcatcher]

I found it has a lot to do with the time of year. During the winter months, the hens stop laying and the cocks are less interested in mating and fighting, and they do not seem to crow quite as often. My two dunghills that fought with each other all spring and summer are mostly at peace with each other now. The same goes for young birds that are maturing during the shortest days of the year. They do catch up in the spring but are somewhat delayed.

 

[Schweiger]

I am new to Gamefowl But I will have to post my pumpkin Hulseys and my Black Warhorse, after i find out how to add pictures lol.