Aseel are a known breed originating from India and known for their gameness. Aseel are heavier than they appear because of their tight fitting feathers. They have compact bodies and are very muscular, with a pea comb. This breed requires a lot of room and range. The males are very territorial and will be aggressive to other male chickens and they need to be separated by 3 months of age. The Asil chicken is found on the Indian sub-continent and is probably the world’s oldest gamefowl breed. The meaning of the names, Asil, Aseel or Asli is “purebred” or “from pure descent.” Cackle Hatchery® offers for sale the Reza-type Asil chicken with a blend of many strains blended together (Sonatol, Rampur, Atkinson,) Cackle Hatchery® Breeding Farms are dedicated to preserve the Asil chicken breed along with the proper conservation and breeding criteria.
Good lively chicks on arrival. At three months, all the birds seem vigorous save one hen who won’t be used for breeding. Another hen is a standout so far for type and breed conformity, but there is a variety of station and stance, and tails are uniformly too high. They work fine for starting a line because of these variations, giving you a lot of room to breed different style birds with some work. They are reasonably aggressive with each other and I’ve had to monitor closely from about 6 weeks. An OEG ordered with them has taken dominance and I suspect as soon as the Aseels mature around 6-7 months I’ll need to separate, if not before.
Overall, okay birds to start with, and plenty of genetic material to work with.
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Good lively chicks on arrival. At three months, all the birds seem vigorous save one hen who won’t be used for breeding. Another hen is a standout so far for type and breed conformity, but there is a variety of station and stance, and tails are uniformly too high. They work fine for starting a line because of these variations, giving you a lot of room to breed different style birds with some work. They are reasonably aggressive with each other and I’ve had to monitor closely from about 6 weeks. An OEG ordered with them has taken dominance and I suspect as soon as the Aseels mature around 6-7 months I’ll need to separate, if not before.
Overall, okay birds to start with, and plenty of genetic material to work with.