Cannot speak for satsumas, but Brazilians should not be man aggressive at all. Mine are extremely tame. A man aggressive game bird needs culled quick, as they can do a lot of damage quick.
Fowlsessed, asking those kind of questions, or any other questions about fighting, especially on this thread, will get it locked in a hurry. Please refrain from any talk of matching birds or fighting questions of that sort. Thanks
I have seen the curled toes caused by incubating problems more often that by genetics. I had a cockbird some years back i bought with curled toes. Hatched several dozen from him and not one curled toe in the bunch.
TomNy, the question wasn't if you should, it's whether they can physically breed or not at a young age. Everyone has their own requirements and standards they breed by. To each their own.
Redcatcher, i will have to disagree with u. I have a 6-7 month old Brazilian stag that started crowing last week, and one of his hatch mates has started grabbing pullets, trying to top them. They aren't breeding yet, but the "At least a year" isn't really that accurate, in my experience. I had a...
It doesn't take anywhere three years before orientals are physically able to breed, or start laying, the three years is so u know exactly what u are breeding, quality wise. As with the larger breeds, it can take three years for them to hit their physical peak.
I have an asil hen that was setting a nest under a cedar tree. Yesterday the neighbors dog (great pyrenees) snuck in, grabbed her, plucked her entire back and tail bald, put several good sized holes in her, scraped her up bad, and made it about a hundred yards with her. I came out of the house...