wtb: malay eggs!

[prariechiken]

I have seen the "Orientals" from ideal, they are ok birds but may not fit the true standard of the actual Orientals. We bought some "dark asils" to fill up our egg layer order from them a couple years ago, culled 2 of the 3 cockerels due to unthriftyness, the third was culled due to the fact he liked attacking my 4 year old. People attacking birds are not tolerated and true orientals should not have this trait. If you are looking for the real thing, then shamoman is a great place to start. Zook and Roberts have some excellent stock as well. We have shamos and aseels in the brooders now, they can be a little fiesty at times, but are a joy to raise. I would advise doing some research first and talking to a few breeders to make sure you understand the needs of these breeds. They are not barnyard chickens and do take a little extra care if it gets cold where you live.

One of our o shamo "babies"

from last year. They really are not fully mature until 18+ months old.

A brood pair of o shamo

Wife's brood pair of malays, (the cockerel has matured a bit since this pic from last fall)

Her other malay hen...

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Ideal's orientals are mixed and not true to breed. I have purchased some myself and they do not hold a candle to the real deal. You have to purchase in large quantity and cull very hard to even get something worth keeping. It's best to obtain them from a breeder. As PrarieChiken stated, they do require special care if you live in an area that experiences harsh cold weather.

 

[BellLisamo]

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wow!! pretty things!!! do you sell any eggs?


i live in arizona, its not too bad here. lol. they may overheat in the summer though....

 

[peckndirt]

They are fun to raise ,I like mine a lot ,got a couple of pics on my page.

 

[BellLisamo]

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i'll have to look!
do you sell eggs?

 

[peckndirt]

ntiveheart just got some from me , I don't really push them that much but because I'm hatching more for myself this year . pm me if your interested and I'll see what I can do.I'll check later gotta go back outside and finish up.

 

[prariechiken]

We do sell eggs, also will more than likely have some young fowl for sale too....

 

[upthecreek]

"The book is bologna" !!! LOL

Shannon



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[prariechiken]

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Now upthecreek, we know that them shamos are those evil demonspawn gamefowl we always hear about....LOL

I do recall some production reds we had that went and picked/attacked and killed several of one another while I was at work....must of had some shamo in them....LOL

 

[clearblue]

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