Show Off Your Games!

[josh44]

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I am told Vizzard & Macoy/McCoy Lines of Greys

 

[prariechiken]

Good to see this thread going strong after the wife started it so long ago

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[josh44]

What color are those asils ?

 

[nicalandia]

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What lovely birds you have there... Here in Nicaragua Cock Fighting is a very Popular blood sport.....

 

[gallo4319]

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that aseel is a 10

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

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What lovely birds you have there... Here in Nicaragua Cock Fighting is a very Popular blood sport.....

Thank you!

 

[prariechiken]

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Hen is a pumpkin, that cock is more complicated to describe

. The hens from this line closely resemble the "Zardi" description (black hackles and tails, wheaton bodies), some of the roosters come this golden color with the nice lacing.

 

[laughingdog]

here maybe an odd question.. does anyone have hawk troubles, or do all true game birds just see them as sparring partners and/or food?

 

[centrarchid]

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I seldom loose games to hawks but by no means are games invincible with respect to such predators. I manage landscape or try to influence where birds free range so they have easy access to cover and are near protection of a dog.

Hawk troubles for me mostly for chicks of about quail size and smaller when not under protection of brood hen. Coopers hawks target such chicks that wonder from protection of dogs and adult birds. Coopers require of me a chance to catch and fly immediately with chick, otherwise they do not try. Hens will give chase for short distance in air if chick they are brooding is squalling. Such a hen is pretty fast relative to a Coopers hawk laboring to fly with a struggling chick. Encouraging vulnerable chicks to stay among confined adults and near dogs is a management objective.

Red-tails usually a problem on walks where the number of adult birds low and not enough cover. Even my most aggressive roosters scared crapless when hawk comes in from above. Once hawk on ground it is a very different story. Hawk gets on ground because he missed or has another bird, usually hen or chick, which prevents it from being able to deal with attacking rooster. Threat of being attacked in such a way seems to keep red-tails at bay. Even the toughest rooster at serious risk to a red-tail if game is by himself without cover.

Some hawks will push their luck and take chicks that very near protection. Such hawks tend to be repeat offenders. Does not happen very often. When it does, move a tied dog to location where hawk making catches. A good, fast, sight oriented dog that responds to chicken squalling can also patrol a couple acres pretty well.

 

[LostGosling]

Here's a picture of my baby. Her tail-feathers are broken at the top, but she still looks great otherwise.



This is Kazooie, my fiesty little Silver Duckwing Old English Game Bantam hen. She's the only little girl in the barnyard who can literally out crow the roosters, lol.

* Photo deleted per OP's request. N F C