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No. This project started with an F1 grey hybrid rooster and domestic hens. I’ve used other F1 hybrid roosters since then. This method will ensure that the percentage of jungle fowl blood in the group is 25% to <50%.

3/8ths wild blood seems to be the sweet spot just like in cattle

North east georgia. Free dig next weekend!

I do sell eggs from time to time but I’d rather sell young birds, as buyer typically gets better bang for their buck that way. And yes F1 hens are fertile, though not prolific. F2 hens are typically fully fertile and about as productive as a game hen.

@@pumpkinvinewreckingcrew6219 awesome do you ship or is it strictly pick up? I am located in Florida

@@wiseguy4457 I’m just in northwestern GA so you could possibly pick up some young birds. Or I can ship eggs at some point.

@@pumpkinvinewreckingcrew6219 that would be awesome

Yeah, thanks Rob! He’s off the F1 Grey and one of my old line Bengal hens so he’s around 7/16ths Grey JF. He’s one of the most “junglefowly” birds of ‘23. The Grey F1 (his daddy) is still alive and breeding, but his mama, the last of the old line birds, died about a month ago. But before she did I got a whole bunch of young birds this year from those two. Several really nice stags. Needless to say, they’ll be used extensively for as long as possible. I’ll try to make a video with a bunch of them in it

@@pumpkinvinewreckingcrew6219 nice! The colors on that bird are fantastic and I know you like the wild instinct in them!

It happens more when they’re overcrowded. Now that they’re running loose that should improve a lot… if I can keep the predators out of them

Yes, almost all of my birds are between 25% and 50% grey (or Ceylon) junglefowl

You are correct. I’ll change the label. Thanks!

Actually it could be either. I’d have to see the belly scales to see if the rings go all the way around or not. Didn’t realize scarlet kingsnakes are this far north. I’ve never seen one either (but did find a scarlet snake once).

Going back and looking closer, I think it’s the scarlet snake, so I’ve changed the label. But this video was taken in the Florida panhandle.

That just comes with experience. They learn over time that they’ll have a better chance of seeing the squirrel if they stay opposite of you.

Just a little cheap red rider

Absolutely. I’m going to the range for bbgun lessons next week.

Thanks, Rob! She’s the nicest one I’ve raised yet

Two of the hens in this video are 50% grey

@@pumpkinvinewreckingcrew6219 wow that's nice and the others? What's their fertility like?

@@dededoi all are fertile

I didn’t make the first cross, I acquired the F1 Rooster from a friend. But the father was a Ceylon and the mother was a blend of assorted domestic blood.

There is a little Hmong blood amongst them

@@pumpkinvinewreckingcrew6219 ah, that's tight.

@@dededoi the red bearded bird at 16 minutes is off a blue laying hen of continental type, and his daddy is a Hmong x Bengal. Most of my bearded ‘22 pullets are off of him

@@pumpkinvinewreckingcrew6219 oh that's interesting, do they still maintain their fibroness

@@dededoi yes, I select for that

No, but you can make them appear more and more like a pure Ceylon, the more you backcross to your pure male. The problem then becomes that you’ve produced a bird that could be mistaken for a pure Ceylon, and could pollute the pure genome if they aren’t labeled correctly when/if they’re sold. As long as they’re “chickens” and not “jungle fowl”, you will be okay. Just have to make sure they aren’t passed off as pure Ceylon JF

@@pumpkinvinewreckingcrew6219 Ethically I'll follow the rule of not passing hybrid bird. Am from Pakistan and there is no way we could pollute wild JF as they are endemic to Srilanka. Pakistani courts passed an order in Feb 2022 banning all ground birds import. Currently there are two lonely males in private cage in whole country. Initially i thought it might produce mules but after watching your bird seems there is a chance to at least try to bring the beauty back.

@@amazingaviculture6948 in that case I would suggest breeding your male to a grey jungle fowl hen, and start from there trying to select for Ceylon traits in the offspring and breed the best ones back to a pure Ceylon male. The grey is closer to the Ceylon in mannerisms, feather structure, etc than anything domestic.

I haven’t but I would love to throw some green into the mix

@@pumpkinvinewreckingcrew6219 it'll be so cool to have a 4 in 1 bird.