Treat training future free ranging babies!

[centrarchid]

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@centrarchid , what is that pretty white bird in the top photo, please?

 

[centrarchid]

@centrarchid , what is that pretty white bird in the top photo, please?

It will look like this as an adult.

If male would look like this.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Nice, but ... what breed, please?

 

[centrarchid]

Nice, but ... what breed, please?

That is where I get into trouble. American Game.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sure are pleasing to the eye. I won't ask what trouble.

 

[centrarchid]

The trouble is they are the games with bum rap that entails.

 

[centrarchid]

White pullet above started at noon is now out free-range foraging. She approaches hesitantly for meal worms even though she can also find her own eats. She prefers to hang near older pullet penned in orchard. She does not like free-ranging dog. Pullet in default flighty mode. That will change as she spins time around me doing yard work.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We lost our power for a while in a thunderstorm. Should be back on shortly. But I totally lost my train of thought here.... oh! Yes! I was going to ask if you have to keep them separated, or can they flock together? Also, do they tend to fly? I don't have any Bantams because I'm afraid such light-bodied birds would fly over my 4' fences and get into the pasture where they would be more likely to be prey to coyotes and such.

Edit: typo

 

[centrarchid]

American Games for the most can fly well. Clearing a 4' fence is easy for half grown and better. Adult males I keep separated. Hens can be problematic in that regard but with a practice they can be combined so long as confines not too tight. Hens of some strain supposed to be more difficult.