Pumpkin Hulseys

[rancher hicks]

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Doesn't matter what you have your hens for they will breed. Roosters only know one kind of hen the female kind.

 

[dragonlair]

Never heard of them, but wow, they sure are pretty!

 

[Vcomb]

Personally I would go with the majority of the evidence says rather than the claim of one farm. even if one farm who has had them for awhile has a line where the roosters are no longer "game" (intolerant of other roosters) that doesn't mean that they will all be. even half bloods can have that switch turn on. to illustrate the point, I had a half game half d'uccle rooster who ran the yard once. Got along fine, stayed out of the way of other birds for 2 years, then one day I went outside and found him and my american game/asil cross rooster laying in bloody heaps on opposite sides of the fence with their spurs busted, beaks and combs busted and legs and fronts of their wings bleeding. even bantam old english game, which have been bred for show for decades now will occasionally show this trait still.

I'll also go on to say that when I first got gamefowl I didn't believe that that is how they are naturally. I was in for a rude and bloody surprise when my pen full of 8 month old gamefowl decided to go battle royale out of the blue one day.

so just saying....err on the side of caution and have the first aid kit handy.

 

[Doodle_Doo]

True no moatter how mucho you handle these birds and grow up together from day one a true game
will no tolerate another game after a certain time..they will start to spar and after that it will only get worse
they should be separated to avoid them getting hurt..these birds dont know how to give up and will end badly..
keep them separate in pens and if you dont like that try using tie cords with a long reach to give them much more freedom
than a pen but still at a safe distance from eachother..and with girls around it will only be more competative with age

 

[Jake Levi]

They are my favorite game hands down, I will have a trio or more this year I hope. I had a friend in MO who had them years ago, they were definitley games, the mature cocks were lethal to one another, but they were gorgeous. Cockerals got along fine. He said he could keep the roos together, until they started their harems.

I loved the personalities of them, very outgoing, and friendly. Its been 40 years and they are still vivid in my memory. Some nice ones on this thread too.

 

[Doodle_Doo]

true beautiful birds..love when the sun hits them just right..they look golden
stand very proud and sure of themselves like a game should
true very game to other birds watch out but to me the best ones around very easy to handle
caring and wonderful mothers..of my favorite breeds

 

[Chilifur]

My Hulseys are just over 3 months old now and wow, talk about early puberty. The two "top" cockerels are already trying to mate with every single female their age or older. And the bigger girls are getting really tired of it - they go after those boys something fierce! I have one white boy with a gold neck & tail (Midas) who thinks he's in charge and has been crowing for over a week now. It's cute - but probably only for another month at the most!

The adult feathers are starting to come in - can't wait to see that really rich pumpkin coloring. So far we haven't had too much fighting - no more than expected for roos and youngun's - but it would be nice that if the boys matured this early, that the girls started getting productive too. Oh well!

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Those are some really pretty birds!! Now, do the roos have to be dubbed for show like the Old English?

 

[Chilifur]

Can a bird that doesn't have a standard be shown? They aren't even really an official breed, are they?

As for dubbing, I have had a similar question but more of "how to do it and when?" Expecting that it's too late at 14 weeks old. Interesting, though - some are single-combed and some are pea-combed.

 

[Chilifur]

If anyone is reading this thread anymore (

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What are the current thoughts on this breed's color genetics? I have a few, but am selling a pair now that just happen to be white. I think they are beautiful, but with my number limitations on birds, I'm drawing the line on the ones with better flight capabilities that stand out!

In their case, they appear to look like my dark pair that have been bleached! This got me thinking about the dominant and recessive white genes and how those interact with this crazy ginger-wheaten-looking pattern the darker ones have. Has anyone been able to map it out sufficiently to use the Chicken Calculator from Henk69.

The pumpkin is such a gorgeous color, has anyone tried to get it into another breed? With any success?

Thanks!!