young1982 1 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 As it says above, I've no recent pics of my birds I'll take some tomorrow. ATB young1982 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
young1982 1 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Grey cock 2years old Dunn and Pyle stags both this years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
young1982 1 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 I've 4 grey pullets in total, 1 Dunn hen and 5 Ginger chicks that a hatched from eggs I got off ebay (3 cocks 2 hens) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 WELL FELLA , NOT A BAD DARK GREY FROM THE PHOTO AT LEAST HE HAS A DECENT STATION NOT LIKE MOST YOU SEE ESPECIALLY AT THE SOUTH COUNTRY SHOWS ...... LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE HIM IN A SLANT SIDED ARK ? .. THE WORST THING TO KEEP GAMEFOWL IN ..IMO. THE STAGS ARE BOTH DUN BRED BY THE LOOKS , THE PYLE HASNT THE BLOOD WING ENDS , THE DUN AS YOU STATED LOOKS DUN BRED CROW WING IN THE PHOTO AND GYPSY FACED , AS I SAID BEFORE IN BREEDING DUN YOU ROUGHLY GET A CHICK % SPLIT OF 1/4 PYLE , 1/4 CROW WING AND 1/2 DUN THESE WILL BE PROBABLY GOING BACK TO OLD ERNIE GARDOMS DUNS ... GOD REST HIS SOUL TO BE HONEST IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BREEDING OFF THESE YOU WILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AS WITH LATE BRED STOCK YOU WILL LOOSE SIZE AND OF COURSE BY BREEDING FROM PULLETS GET SOME BARK CHIPPINGS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PENS OR LEAVES / PINE NEEDLES IT WILL DRY UP THE MUD THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND KEEP THE PEN FRESH BY DIGGING OVER AND ADDING GARDENERS LIME HOPE THIS INFO HELPS YOU KID OH , ONE MORE THING AND THE BEST BIT OF INFO I CAN GIVE ANY GREENHORN WANNABEE GAMEFOWL MAN......... DONT HAVE ANYONE AT YOUR PLACE OR GIVE INFO OUT OR YOU WILL HAVE THEM STOLEN ..... MOST LIKELY BY TRAVELLERS ..... SORRY IF THAT HURTS ANYONES FEELINGS BUT ITS THE TRUTH ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
young1982 1 Posted November 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Duckwing, Yes in the photo the Grey cock is in a slanted sided ark but I have a rotation system so every two days I move them around, so they all have a chance to strech their wings in the big pen (excuse to pun). I'm in the middle of building some cock boxes, won't put the stags in them just yet I read somewhere that tethering young birds can damage developing legs so it will be just for the grey for the time being. As for breeding I've not got a clue what I'm going to do, I'm not going to breed for the sake of it theres to much crap out there as it is. I've become friends with the chap I got the OEG off he's sort of become my mentor, anything I do breed will be vetted by him if they don't make the grade they'll get culled. The Dunn's I've got are from Ernie Gardom lines, my mates family have been keeping them for 3 generations (he's in his mid 40's so they go back a while), the Grey's I've got can be traced back to Charlie Fice lines which came to my mate from a chap call Ralph White after his death. Your not the only person to warn me about travellers we've got loads down with us, there's some big camps about. I've kept it very quite no more than 5 people know I'm keeping Oxfords. I take it you keep them then. ATB young1982 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
general dealer 3 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 not just travellers are theivs you dont have to live in a caravan to be thief nice birds though mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stickleback 2 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 not just travellers are theivs you dont have to live in a caravan to be thief nice birds though mate True... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rentokil kid 4 Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 this is a picture of one of my greys I wanted to put a few more on but I cant seem to manage it keeps saying there to big Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 549 Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 They are very handsome birds. What are they used for? Are they exhibition birds for breeding as a hobby or can they be used for eggs or meat? I saw fancy birds being shown at an agricultural show this year and couldn't believe how magnificent they were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,804 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 not just travellers are theivs you dont have to live in a caravan to be thief nice birds though mate U dont hav to live in one but it helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 not all travellers live in caravans, i know of plenty who live in houses, im only 30 mins from traveller capital tuam co.galway! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunners71uk 0 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 someone said use lime in the run fork it over to freshen it up how often please ?wont it hurt the birds i thought lime burnt i new to this and will be getting me chooks soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tanit1 3 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 good clean looking birds.atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
young1982 1 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 good clean looking birds.atb Cheers fella Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jo54 255 Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 good clean looking birds.atb Cheers fella am a traverler and been in the game for years not all a thefts i dont keep this kind of breed but in my eyes theres not anuff people in the chicken world so we should all stick together if you have a bad name you dont get invited to peoples place simple keep shamos and aseels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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