Throw Back Project.

[LavenderDaFlerf]

My Cracker hens.
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Pretty.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Pretty.

Thanks.

 

[MysteryChicken]

F1, crosses.

Malay X EE

Malay X Sumatra

Sumatra X Cracker

Malay X Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock

Malay X Throw Back pullet

EE X Marans/Gamefowl cross
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F2, Crosses.

Malay/EE X Malay/Sumatra

Sumatra/Cracker X Malay/HPBR

Malay/Throw Back Pullet X EE/Marans/Gamefowl cross.


Some of the offspring are gonna be solid in color, which is fine, those will be bred to #2, & #3 in the F2 breeding order.

 

[MysteryChicken]

F3 crosses.

Malay/Throw Back/EE/Marans/Gamefowl X Sumatra/Cracker/Malay/HPBR

Malay/EE/Malay/Sumatra X Sumatra/Cracker/Malay/HPBR

 

[MysteryChicken]

F4 Cross.

Malay/Throw Back/EE/Marans/Gamefowl/Sumatra/Cracker/Malay/HPBR X Malay/EE/Malay/Sumatra/Sumatra/Cracker/Malay/HPBR

 

[MysteryChicken]

There's gonna be culling involved. Only those that don't sport traits I want. So any lacking long legs/neck, walnut comb, tail height, long feathers, green eggs(I'll allow Beardless), multi spurs, spurless females.

 

[NatJ]

long tail, & survival instincts.

I would expect long tail to hinder survival. Of course it won't change the instincts, but it has the potential to tangle on things, or slow the bird down, when the bird needs to move fast to hide or get away from predators.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I would expect long tail to hinder survival. Of course it won't change the instincts, but it has the potential to tangle on things, or slow the bird down, when the bird needs to move fast to hide or get away from predators.

Not long like a Phoenix, or onagadori, just as long as Sumatra.

 

[sdm111]

You gonna use teepees? Or domes?

 

[MysteryChicken]

You gonna use teepees? Or domes?

No, just what I have on hand right now.

I'm planning on getting a variety of Gamefowl once I can get an area set up.