Someone Talk To Me

[Florida Bullfrog]

Well, my friend, I've done all I can to get you to the finish line or at least move you closer to it. Hopefully someone else will come along and take my place. Have a good night and blessings to your family

Thank you so much!

 

[Sussex19]

What breeds of chickens do you have?

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

What breeds of chickens do you have?

Mostly gamefowl.

What I call my Florida Cracker gamefowl, which are hybrid red junglefowl.
American gamefowl.
Liege fighters.
Thai aseel.
American x Cracker project birds that I consider to be improved Crackers.
Liege x aseel project birds I call “terrorfowl.”
American game bantams.
A project game bantam line that’s derivative of the AGBs and Crackers I call “teacup Crackers.”

Then I have some layers. Wyandottes, a RIR and Australorp, a mixed layer, an easter egger, and barnyard mixes.

 

[Sussex19]

Mostly gamefowl.

What I call my Florida Cracker gamefowl, which are hybrid red junglefowl.
American gamefowl.
Liege fighters.
Thai aseel.
American x Cracker project birds that I consider to be improved Crackers.
Liege x aseel project birds I call “terrorfowl.”
American game bantams.
A project game bantam line that’s derivative of the AGBs and Crackers I call “teacup Crackers.”

Then I have some layers. Wyandottes, a RIR and Australorp, a mixed layer, an easter egger, and barnyard mixes.

Thats pretty cool!
What are gamefowl like? I mean, like do they prefer to sleep in trees, can they fly, how many eggs to they lay?
All my chickens are traditional farm yard type breeds, and I would quite like some that are a little more willing to be selfsufficient, and a light lighter on their feet.

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

They can be trained to coop roost like any chicken, but left to their own devices they will tree roost. The bankivoid gamefowl (those with the build of a red junglefowl) are good fliers. The oriental gamefowl (aseels, shamo, and similar types) are poor fliers but many can still tree roost. The bankivoids like the Americans do about 150-200 eggs a year when young, if you don’t let them brood every time they want. If you let them brood naturally, you’ll get about a dozen eggs at a time 3-5 times a year in my climate. The orientals the same or less.

The way you get plenty of eggs from gamefowl is to have a lot. Free range, you can do a single mature rooster over 20 or so hens and you’ll have plenty of eggs. They like to lay in well sheltered, high, nest boxes scattered around the farmyard.

There’s no keeping multiple free range, mature roosters together. You can keep young cockerels, called stags, under the rule of one mature rooster. He’ll kill or run them off when they get close to maturity. They’ll hang out in the distance until they get mature enough to challenge the mature rooster.

 

[Sussex19]

Thanks!
Sadly I don't need/can't have any more chickens in the moment, but one day I would love to have some.
The trouble with me, is that I can never make up my mind as to what breeds I like the best; sometimes I like one kind, and then a week later like a different kind better. (of course I love all the ones I've got, and would never actually keep changing them!) I've got a couple of Orpington crosses, and while I love how they look they seem to get broken feathers from the roosters a lot easier then my other breeds.
I would also really like a couple of EEs or something.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Do the game fowl eggs taste the same as regular chicken eggs?

 

[Luv Ducks]

Do the game fowl eggs taste the same as regular chicken eggs?

I eat duck eggs every day and love them. I think they taste better than the chicken eggs because I am so used to them. That's just me though because some of my friends won't even try them, lol.

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

Do the game fowl eggs taste the same as regular chicken eggs?

Yes. Only difference is that because they are mostly free ranging, I think they taste richer and have darker yokes. But I find that true of all my free rangers gamefowl or not.

I do find that their meat is richer. I wouldn’t call it more gamey (no pun intended). Just a bit more flavorful and plump in the breast than a normal non-meat chicken.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Yes. Only difference is that because they are mostly free ranging, I think they taste richer and have darker yokes. But I find that true of all my free rangers gamefowl or not.

I do find that their meat is richer. I wouldn’t call it more gamey (no pun intended). Just a bit more flavorful and plump in the breast than a normal non-meat chicken.

That's neat that you wife is a teacher. She is valuable to us. I am a school bus driver. I have done that for many years and love the kids.