Developing my own large Oriental breed for free ranging

[Az OEGB]

I have been documenting this project on another thread but it is more for my jungle fowl improvement project so I felt it was appropriate to start a new one to document these. The idea off this project is a large liege sized bird with good physique, and good for free ranging capabilities.

So here’s what I’m starting with

This is my Bruges fighter rooster who’s starting this off

This is his son who is 1/2 Bruges F 1/2 American Gamefowl who is coming out with better physique

Then this is 1/2 Bruges F 1/2 American Game pullet.

also I’ve got some brown red American Games that I’m going to throw in there as well. So that’s what I’ve got for them now I’ll go into a little more detail when I get a chance.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...breeds-of-gamefowl-and-bantam.1553857/page-16
In this thread I’m documenting my jungle fowl hybrids and was documenting these.

 

[Az OEGB]

 

[Az OEGB]

This shows the Bruges frame some what.

 

[Az OEGB]

the Bruges - AGF stag is 5lbs now I pinned him with my best brown red AGF hen to speed his maturity.

 

[Az OEGB]

The Bruges rooster made it, and is doing much better. He’s walking around a lot more, and his limp is not as bad.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Interesting project.

Tip: You're gonna need Orientals, for them to be Orientals, & breed to only Orientals. Otherwise they'd be a homemade breed, or possibly a hardy mix if that direction is chosen.

 

[Az OEGB]

Ok what I’m planning on doing since I want the orientals birchen and/or Brown Red I think I’m going to give 1 of the brown red AGF hens to the Bruges/American cross stag so they will come out birchen/brown red and when the hens mature give them to the Bruges cock. Then give the other two BR AGF and the Bruges x AGF pullet to the Bruges cock and go from there. And if I can get a hold of oriental pullet of some kind I’ll use them.

 

[Az OEGB]

Bruges x AGF flapping his wings, I just let him out off his cage for minute to get a picture of him.

the Bruges x AGF pullet

Updated picture of the Bruges rooster
(who BTW could really use a name) after he finished molting .I had to take him off free range because he was way to thin and ran the chance of him dying, the reason he’s thin is it’s been pretty cold and there no natural feed for them to eat right now. I think he’ll be fine now and I’ll turn him out in the spring after I get some 3/4 Bruges 1/4 AGF chicks. In the spring I may get some wahl aseel eggs for the Bruges rooster and his son.

 

[cubalaya]

Even with temps of 9° and 14° and windy last night all the Crusher Brazilians did well. In fact they were strutting their stuff, lol. Of course the Harris asils and the Cubalayas always do well. They should get a break next week with 60° daytime temps

 

[Az OEGB]

Update pics of the Bruges/AGF Stag at 11 months. I’ve got a few eggs in the incubator from him that are due Wednesday