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[superchemicalgirl]

Wild caught???? Hmmm. Wonder how they round up and catch "wild" chickens? (must be true true free range) You''re from Texas Alaskan, how do they go about doing a wild chicken roundup???

You know, I think I saw that on an episode of Dirty Jobs.

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/dirty-jobs/videos/chicken-buster/

 

[pennyJo1960]

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Well maybe you could get Rowe to help

 

[Alaskan]

Wild caught????  Hmmm.  Wonder how they round up and catch "wild" chickens? (must  be true true free range) You''re from Texas Alaskan, how do they go about doing a wild chicken roundup???

Crazy city folks.



We do have "dumb chickens" out here, ptarmigan. Those are wild and native.

They are often called dumb chickens since....well....they act like dumb chickens.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am died in the wool redneck I guess how I choose to live nice happy
quiet life with lots of laugh's

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Yep and yep. Not for the faint of heart....lol. That's where I got my two additional keets last fall (on sale) when I was hoping for an outcross male and got two females.

And yes they do have theirs in a big flock. But no live birds for me, only eggs....so I'm wanting to breed the variegated color, mad scientist style.

I've got one with a bit of it on the back of her neck. Out of my first 3 hatched keets, two were color. The seller is shocked I got color. He's had only pearl for many years now...lol. I've been lucky.



A fellow sheep breeder used to have guineas...been thinking of calling her up. For right now I'm putting Forrest (Opaline) with one from Breezy and the white October keet with the other white breezy IF it's a male. Keep my pair together and I need a male for the pair's females.

I like the website you're on as for picking colors. You'll get true color reproduction that way. What color are you thinking of getting???

And what is pinioning, dare I ask? It sounds scary...lol.
7 pounds!!! Wow...big birds! I'll admit I've thought about making a lovely meal out of my pearl males. Guineas are like Slim Pig, the cartoon. From the side they look big, from the back it's like "where'd they go?"

pinioning is what Zoos do to keep their exotics from flying away in open air exhibits. Its removing the tip of the wing down to the first joint. Its done as hatchlings. on one wing. There is controversy concerning it. I have only seen it offered at Guinea Farm.

You can trim one wing but That means catching them every few months. I am not certain the jumbos can fly as well as regulars though.
What I want to do is have the jumbos which at this time only come as Pearl and Lavendar. And cross them with regular guineas.

I am only interested in the darker birds like Royal Purple though Cinnamon queen is striking. They are an aussie bloodline



They are a peach color with Red eyes. the Red eye is recessive.

Only breeder I know of is @bemba here on BYC and he is in Australia

deb

 

[Cynthia12]

You know, I think I saw that on an episode of Dirty Jobs.

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/dirty-jobs/videos/chicken-buster/

Crafty chickens!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

The jumbos do not fly as well. But they can still fly well. They are the calmer of my guineas but not really calm.

 

[drumstick diva]

Glad I dropped in here before heading for bed. We are going to the zoo and I know we will see the guineas and strolling pea fowl again.

 

[Peep_Show]

I just find it incredulous that anybody would pay nearly $8/lb for ground chicken. Makes me eye my lazy layer flock in a whole new light.....

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Just figure they jacked the price up prior to putting it on sale.... Then the sale price is about twice what they paid for it. Frozen they bought it in bulk....

Here Rib Eye Steaks are running around 7.99 a pound

deb