Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 :-).nice :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Years ago and i mean my earliest memory of my Grandad .He had rows of cocks in cages ,some hooded but all shackled.These cocks had a purpose .Im not advocating the same but keep one and expect it ,end of . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redquil 219 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Never heard of gamefowl hooded or shackled. On a tether pegged out.If they were in cock boxes why in shackels? We keep dogs in kennels but wouldn't put up wi man biters. Gamefowl are no different. atb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Sound like youve a bit to learn mate but youll come back with been in the game 30 years and all that .If youve never seen game fowl shackled youve not been about mate end of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yep had a few of those before one of mine attacked my gran and left with similar marks my grandad booted it latterly went 20ft away and the game little thing came running back as soon as it got back on its feet for more another one we had an old English game cock that would never get put away and live in the trees it would just go about my uncles yard and attack anybody who came into the yard some workmen refused to work in the yard unless the cockrell was away postman would latterly sling the post over the gates and drive away as it would wait there at the gates at roughly the same time he arrived everyday silly thing met its match in the end tho when a fox caught it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Sound like youve a bit to learn mate but youll come back with been in the game 30 years and all that .If youve never seen game fowl shackled youve not been about mate end of. Shackled as in both of its feet tied together shackled or tied out ?.....As in on a tie cord staked to the ground Edited July 21, 2015 by Navek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fat man 4,740 Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Lads its a little scrape from a bird thats weights what,5-6lb,cut back its spurs and handle it more often should be fine. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 The bird is fine now. Thanks for your comments. Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keeper eley 367 Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Navek is that one of your birds? That's a hell of a smart bird! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Looks like a Whitehackle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redquil 219 Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 sounds like I have a lot to learn. Can you educate me about hoods too please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Keeper eley no it's not mine mate I was using it as an example of showing a bird on a tie out as I've never heard of shackling chickens like fox dropper mentioned I thought maybe he ment on a tie out cord Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,385 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Sure I've seen birds hobbled like a horse? Assume that's what foxdropper means by shackled? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchers 2,604 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Sound like youve a bit to learn mate but youll come back with been in the game 30 years and all that .If youve never seen game fowl shackled youve not been about mate end of.Shackled as in both of its feet tied together shackled or tied out ?.....As in on a tie cord staked to the ground That looks like one of them American hatch what I have a friend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 I think hobbled would be better term as said .Was years ago tbh .All i remember was fowl that couldnt lift one leg for the very reason stated and in cages.Some were hooded with socks that i can say but might of been just my grandads way mind but the hobbling ive seen many times since.My dad and my grandad had a falling out so vjsits wernt that often ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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