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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Hi there, I've been taking a break from internet and just saw this! That's a good question. To be honest, I don't really manage the culling. Natural selection takes care of a lot of it- any bird that is in less than perfect physical condition is not likely to make it in my predator dense area. I...
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    Dead owl INSIDE coop!!

    I have friends who are federally permitted to work with live raptors in educational settings. The barn owls they care for are incredibly sensitive to stress. It's possible simply being trapped in the coop was stressful enough to have given the beautiful barn owl a heart attack :(
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    Conjoined twin chicks **GRAPHIC**

    I've hatched probably hundreds of chicks, but I've never encountered this. Four legs, four wings, two spines, two eyes, one beak. My aseel/phoenix/ OEGB mix hen, Ginger emerged from her "secret" nest under the porch with 8 chicks, so I crawled under and retrieved the lone unhatched egg from her...
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    The first of my free range broodies has come out with her chicks today. Things get going a little later up here in the northeast. We had what I hope was the last frost last night. This is this hen's first time hatching babies but she's game mix and attacked me when I went to inspect her chicks...
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    American Leige Fighter

    4 and 5 month olds on a this rainy afternoon. The blue/blonde cockerel is my favorite so far in terms of type and vigor. He's friendly with humans as they all are, but more assertive/dominate, even with his older brothers! I only wish he had deep red leakage like his splash brothers and sisters...
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    American Leige Fighter

    No crosses yet. I have a number of asil x phoenix x etc. crosses that free range around my place which I'm eager to try crossing with liege- not necessarily to include in my liege breeding program, but just to see what happens
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    American Leige Fighter

    Yes. I admire their friendly yet protective nature and want to emphasize athleticism and survivability in the breed, especially given their limited genetic pool in the U.S.
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    American Leige Fighter

    New year's day hatch plus some 2 and 3 week olds. Combination of GFF and Carolina Pines Poultry genetics. I only started with the breed last year after admiring them from afar for a long time. My goals are to increase awareness and interest in the breed and to increase health and vigor in my...
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Agreed. That was my first thought as well. That's a useful trait!
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    I do at times. Feel free to PM me with your interest and location.
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    I like seeing her nest site up off the ground. Seems safer. When mine hatch outside the coop, they often go for deep cover under dense brush. It works well enough here, but I suppose in your area snakes would be more of an issue on the ground? Nesting up high may be a valuable adaptation if...
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Thank,U_Stormcrow! She's probably around 3 lbs, but I'd have to wait until nightfall to weigh her and know for sure- they tend to run on the small side which helps them escape predators easily. She is a decent layer, a good forager, and a good broody, as are her kin. I will add, I really prefer...
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    @LaurenRitz, please use these images if you feel they'd be helpful. I am eleven years into this project using natural selection as the main driver of my birds' genetics. Breeds included are: Thai Aseel, Old English Game Bantam, Egyptian Fayoumi, and Silver Phoenix. There is a fair degree of...
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    My Asil/Phoenix/Fayoumi/etc.hens tend to stay with thier brood 3+ months as well, allowing the chicks to fully integrate into the flock and learn the ropes. Except this year the hen raising my 8 new liege fighters was done with them at 4 weeks. Too big, I guess. They have survived and thrived...
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    A little off topic, but with regard to Egyptian egg incubators, the clay "oven" style incubators heated by fire are still in use in some rural areas with a few modern upgrades! I was just reading about it the other day: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/egypt-egg-ovens
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