I've been fascinated by the beautiful colors of the Green Junglefowl and how their F1s look. I have recently found about the Backcross breeding to Green Junglefowl. I will not go into details about the lines found in the USA or abroad(to me they seem to be suffering from endogamy), but mostly what happens in their native land of Indonesia where they are raised to produce mostly the F1s.
In Indonesia the Green Junglefowl is called, Ayam Hutan hijau which is literally translated to Green Jungle Chicken, The F1 cross between them and domestic chickens are called Ayam Bekisar, The backcross to the Green Junglefowl is called Ayam Bekilus, The backcross to domestic chickens is called Ayam Bekikuk, many of these backcrosses are not documented as much because a few try them since most are happy just producing F1s for the unique crow that the F1 males produce.
These are the know names used in Indonesia for the offspring of crossbreeding/backcrossing:
Ayam Hutan hijau: Gallus varius.
Ayam Bekiper: Second Backcross to Gallus varius, 87.5% various.
Ayam Bekilus: First Backcross to Gallus varius, 75% various.
Ayam Bekisar: Gallus varius x Domestic Chicken, 50% various.
Ayam Bekicem: Gallus varius x Ayam Cemani, 50% various
Ayam Bekikuk: First Backcross to domestic chicken, 25% various.
In Indonesia you will find the most tame Green Jungle Fowls, it's amazing these birds are not skittish whatsoever, they can be petted, but due to the language barrier many are not aware of that.
Green Junglefowl
Ayam Bekisar
Ayam Bekicem
Ayam Bekilus(Ayam Bekisar Halus)
The breeding chart.
In Indonesia the Green Junglefowl is called, Ayam Hutan hijau which is literally translated to Green Jungle Chicken, The F1 cross between them and domestic chickens are called Ayam Bekisar, The backcross to the Green Junglefowl is called Ayam Bekilus, The backcross to domestic chickens is called Ayam Bekikuk, many of these backcrosses are not documented as much because a few try them since most are happy just producing F1s for the unique crow that the F1 males produce.
These are the know names used in Indonesia for the offspring of crossbreeding/backcrossing:
Ayam Hutan hijau: Gallus varius.
Ayam Bekiper: Second Backcross to Gallus varius, 87.5% various.
Ayam Bekilus: First Backcross to Gallus varius, 75% various.
Ayam Bekisar: Gallus varius x Domestic Chicken, 50% various.
Ayam Bekicem: Gallus varius x Ayam Cemani, 50% various
Ayam Bekikuk: First Backcross to domestic chicken, 25% various.
In Indonesia you will find the most tame Green Jungle Fowls, it's amazing these birds are not skittish whatsoever, they can be petted, but due to the language barrier many are not aware of that.
Green Junglefowl
Ayam Bekisar
Ayam Bekicem
Ayam Bekilus(Ayam Bekisar Halus)
The breeding chart.
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