12-13-20
12:21 pm Sunday
I received my first pair of breeding Malay Chickens from George Clark of Arizona.
These birds came in two boxes by USPS and arrived in two days.
The birds came in great health and the postal works were excited when I picked them up. They said the birds were making lots of noise. A few women in the sorting area actually cheered. I believe they were excited to have the birds there at the post office. These are the first two birds for the M.I.G.H.T Project.
Neil, a friend of mine, has joined this project and is doing a wonderful job helping me source these majestic birds. Neil put me in contact with George.
George is a pleasure to work with, a real gentleman who shares similar values to ours at Cascadia heritage farm. I asked him a little about himself and he and his family have a small hobby farm.
He wants to help preserve bloodlines of Malays and Shamo chickens.
He started with his Shamos in 2006 and Malays 2011. He takes great care with his birds with providing them oral B complex vitamins, de-wormer, mite dustings to keep is birds healthy and happy. He also has Dorper sheep, emus, Muscovy ducks, guinea hens and peacocks to name a few. He has a 9 to 5 job but does this because
he believes it matters to care for and preserve these animals. He told me he does this to help reduce stress and to keep himself from getting rich. I respect his approach and his love for his birds.
He searches out new Malays each year to add to his breeding program.
He knows the value of adding diversity/ new blood to his flock.
This careful breeding/ animal husbandry can be witnessed in the birds we received from George.
The hen is from a Pyle rooster from Dennis Campbell from Tennessee. According to George, Dennis only bred for a few years. The hen is a year and half old and is laying eggs. She is beautiful!
The young rooster is a grandson of the Billy Sumner bloodline from North Carolina. The rooster is only 6 months old and is quite tall and handsome.
These are healthy, beautiful birds. I am hoping to add Rodney Profit bloodlines to our project when George has a breeding pair ready next year.
Here is a video link showing the start of the M.I.G.H.T Project: Malay Invigoration Gene Hybridization Team: with a beautiful breading pair of George Clark’s Malay chickens