Gamefowl is not just a game, a chicken fight, a cock fighting. Gamefowl is a passion.

Gamefowl is not just a game, a chicken fight, a cock fighting. Gamefowl is a passion.  

• to some "It's just a fighting birds or (what they called) animal abuse."

A worthy cause is often lost because it failed to permeate within the society's cultural consciousness.

"If we are here" for the preservation of gamefowl culture and it's continuity to more generations ahead,  the idea should begin with our iniative even on simple things like our daily choice of street wear and passion.

Andrei D,

Writer/Author

• I am writing this for a cause.

before I begin, let me clear things up.

Q • You are just promoting your product : 

A •Yes, I am writing this to promote my product.

Well, it is. let me tell you, for real. I am promoting my product but for a cause. My designs speak to itself. I am also helping preserving the game. by showing my products. Confidently the design speak to itself.

Let our passion be heard by many.

So let's begin,

A brief history of American Gamefowl (Origin)

"The Gamecock and the New World"

special credits for Sir Kenny Troiano

The colonization of the New World was also responsible for the introduction of cockfighting in the American continents. A fact that many Americans don’t know is how significant a part of American history the gamecock actually is. In fact, cockfighting and horse-racing were the main source of entertainment of the time, with advertisements and results of derby’s and mains being published in the local newspapers.

A fact that gets missed by many American historians, most likely on purpose, due to views of political correctness, and completely lost in modern history books is the fact that the gamecock and the sport of cockfighting was held in such high regard by our forefathers, that the gamecock was considered as a potential choice as our country’s national bird.

Very few Americans know that when our Founding Fathers were in the process of choosing our new country’s symbol, the Gamecock lost to the Bald Eagle by only one vote. "President George Washington" , who was a great spectator of the sport, was one of them who voted on the side of the Gamecock. The Bald Eagle got 7 votes, the Gamecock 6 votes, and the Wild Turkey 1 vote. Benjamin Franklin voted for the Turkey. It is highly conceivable that the future of the Gamecock would have been much different if only a small number of the votes would have favored the Gamecock rather than the Bald Eagle.

Another fact that gets lost by historian, and the books they write, is that throughout the ages this sport has been enjoyed by many of our public leaders and famous people, such as first President of the United States, George Washington; President Thomas Jefferson, who was the main author of our “Declaration of Independence,” and who was also a well-known gamefowl breeder and cocker. Even Abraham Lincoln participated in cockfighting, and was better known in his younger years as a cockfighting referee. In fact, he earned the name “Honest Abe” from his honesty in the cockpit.

Then there were men such as Benjamin Franklin, who was known as a scientist, inventor, as well as one of our most important statesmen; President Alexander Hamilton; President John Adams; President Andrew Jackson, who also held cockfights in the White House; President Henry Clay; President John Calhoun; President Martin Van Buren; and of course General Robert E. Lee, and General/and later President Ulysses S. Grant. These are just a few of the more prominent early Americans who were reported to have participated in the sport of cockfighting.

As you can see, the Gamecock has a long history here in the United States and throughout the world. Even today, we have universities who proudly use the Gamecock as their school mascot.

With all this history, breeders of American Games should feel honored and proud to perpetuate such a historical breed of fowl, especially in times when everything around us seems to be losing ground, to what I feel has become a throwaway society. Every day we are losing our rights and freedoms. As Americans, if we were to lose our fowl, our American Gamefowl, we would lose a part of ourselves. 

"Let’s not forget, nor abandon a historical and important breed of fowl. Remember, extinction is forever"

Not just in America, but in southeast asia.

as well as in Philippines, the place I lived. Born, Raised.

My father gave me idea of how the game works and how to take care of fighting cocks. 

My father is just a normal man. We are not rich, we are not poor. We can ate 3 times a day.

He is very passionate about gamefowl. most of his time he spent it in our backyard, taking care of his fighting birds.

I used to be curious why he didn't socialize like normal father do. 

So, I ask him out of curiosity. I was so shock because it's the very first time he open up to me. 

are you also curious why i ask him? not just because he spent his time to his birds.

I asked him why he didn't want to work abroad to earn more money to give us a better life and better college universities, 

He replied, "Why would I go there if I will just work to provide you more money? What about my happiness? what about my manok? ( english word •chicken•) Your mother know that I can't leave my chicken, It's my life, raising game chicken gave me hope, gave me another chance in my teenage life. I started raising game chickens when I was 17, life is hard by that time. So, I work to buy food for my chicken. I train them, I feed them, every now and then.

This is my passion. I can't gave up my passion just to work abroad. I can still provide for my family even though I didn't work abroad. So, if you want material in life. you gotta work hard, study hard. get good high salary so you can buy anything you like. My responsibility to you or your sibling is to let you finish your studies, and have a better life if you don't consider this a better life I gave to you and your siblings.

"I just can't give up my gamefowl/cockfight passion."

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• My reaction was speechless. He gave me idea about material things in life and the life you choose, the meaning of true happiness & the importance of life.

This is Andrei Dy, Writer/Author of this blog.

Special thanks to my father, family and also my friend Bill Radmon from Oklahoma USA -A humble gamefowl breeder, cocker & good friend of mine. Also gave me idea about the life of a gamefowl enthusiast. 

Thank you! Thank you!

Additional learning about gamefowl in Philippines.

The gamefowls or fighting roosters are a group of different breeds dedicated to fighting among themselves, which are characterized by having an extremely aggressive behavior in both females and males. This temperament manifests itself from an early age, so it is necessary to separate the males from each other to avoid a fight.

Today we will address the different breeds of fighting roosters, also called fighting cocks in the Philippines, gamefowls, or gamecocks. These are some of the best gamefowl bloodlines in the country today.

In countries where cockfighting is legal (need to secure a permit from the government) like the Philippines, the type of fighting cocks bloodline is very important.

Breeds of Gamefowls

As in any animal, be it dogs, cats, birds, horses, etc., there are always different types of breed and in fighting cocks it is the same. These breeds have a number of varieties, families, or lines. But this time we will focus solely on describing the characteristics of the best fighting cock breeds.

Best Breeds of Fighting Roosters

The common question asked by many sabungeros (people engaged in cockfighting) is what are the best breeds of fighting roosters? This is a question, although it seems very simple, it is very complicated to answer. Since it will depend on many external factors such as food, environment, vitamins for fighting roosters, training, or preparation, which does not only imply their genetics or lineage. From the point of view of experts, there is no perfect breed of gamefowls. But if there is a large number of roosters from a very good family, which with dedication and work can become an excellent fighting cock.

It should be mentioned that within each line or family of roosters there may be a large number of varieties or subfamilies. Since the breeder can make the cross with another breed to improve some characteristics of the bird.

So if you plan to buy a specific breed of fighting cock, we recommend that you first know all the qualities and characteristics of the most suitable fighting cock breeds. Choose the breed that best suits your needs, but remember: you must provide the care and nutrition necessary to develop its potential to its fullest.

1. Sweater

Developed by Carol Nesmith, Sweater has consistently won the majority of derby fights in hard competition over the years in the bloodiest cockpits in the Philippines and Mexico. Sweater became the winningest bloodline of fighting cock not only in the Philippines but also in South America, particularly in Mexico.

Although Carol is not the original breeder of the famous bloodline, he is instrumental in its popularity and the one who refined its bloodline so he deserves all credits for the Sweater development. The person who sold him the original stock even told him that the bred could no longer compete. Carol’s partnership with one of the Philippines’ best, Rafel Abello, paid off and the bloodline became not only famous but the leader in cockfighting.

2. Kelso

The Kelso rooster breed is one of the most classic for combat, they are very popular and can be commonly seen in cockfighting venues. They are birds that are very good at attacking both above and below their opponents. They are very intelligent roosters, which have earned their popularity as one of the best fighting breeds.

Aesthetically they are very beautiful animals, of great size. For many cockfighting enthusiasts, it is the most beloved and sought-after breed of fighting cocks, since until today very good results are obtained.

3. Round Head

Every cockfighter in the Philippines from city to rural sitio knows what roundhead gamefowl is. Roundhead is one of the most popular breeds of fighting cocks in the country and the only thing one should know about where his gamefowl came from. The bloodline is very important since there are many roundhead breeders in the country. Experienced cockfighters know the difference between pure and fake roundheads.

The purebred and original roundhead has a pea comb but not all roosters having pea comb are roundheads. There are many breeders in the Philippines who offer roundheads but it is always advisable to buy only from well-known and respectable game farms.

4. Hatch

Hatch fighting cocks are of the best known and recommended American lines in fighting cocks. One of the characteristics that distinguish this rooster is its strength and the speed of its attack. So they are excellent in combat and do not tire easily. Has greater strength in floor combat.

This breed matches very well with almost any other breed, especially Sweater, Kelso, and Radio. Their legs have a yellow-green color that characterizes them.

5. Hatch Twist

It is a variant of the Hatch line of roosters. The twirling hatch is differentiated by having white or yellow feathers on its neck. It is a specimen that fights very fast and with great force, in addition to being large. During combat always look down (between 60 to 70 cm).

For some breeders of American roosters, hatch twists are the “secret breed” for creating new varieties of fighting roosters with important characteristics for fighting since they are generally very skilled gamefowls

6. Asil

It is a breed of fine roosters native to India, the color of its plumage is black and red, with yellowish legs. In its anatomy, it has broad shoulders and a small beak, however, its wings are very prominent and stand out in this specimen.

The size of the Asil rooster is small to medium and can weigh between 1.8 and 2.7 kilos. For fighting, he is considered a good fighter since his attack is hard and he can hurt his opponent with only his bare heels.

One of the disadvantages that can be mentioned of this rooster is that to throw at his opponent they need to “bite”, his attack is slow. However, this is one of the fighting cock families that inch cock breeders have mixed with other breeds to give their birds more stamina and cut. There is a well-known phrase in the cockfighting world regarding this breed: “The Asil is the only breed that improves all the fighting rooster breeds.”

7. Shamo

The rooster breed “Shamo fighter” is a very strong and dominating specimen, possibly the most “powerful” rooster that is always on top of his opponent. Of a size that goes from medium to large, having a weight that varies from 3.5 to 6 kilos, depending on the line. The color of their plumage can be white, red, and yellow (turn), or gold.

There are several lines or breeds of shame roosters, but generally, they all have thick feathers, of Asian origin. This breed was developed to be a fighting rooster of unmatched ferocity and courage.

Shamo roosters are one of the world-renowned fighting birds. The cockerels are aware of the great strength and resistance of these birds, which is why they are considered one of the “best fighting cocks”.

8. Radio

The Rooster Radio is characterized by being an excellent fighting rooster, widely used by the rooster of Mexico and the United States. One of the characteristics that make this breed stand out is that they are roosters with a serrated crest and a square head.

They are very cheerful but aggressive roosters, with broad and strong loins. Its colors are reddish combined with black feathers, with medium yellow legs. During the fight, they can be described as determined roosters, but intelligent in combat, always looking for their opponent, with quick attacks, going well on the ground and during flight.

9. Peruvian 

Peruvian gamefowl is becoming popular in the Philippines and is one of the most sought-after in today’s cockfighting but also the most expensive bird. As its name suggests, Peruvian gamefowl was developed in Peru and one of the oldest bloodlines but it took them decades of development to get the perfect bloodline – the one we have today.

A Peruvian trio of breeders could cost up to a quarter a million peso and is very difficult to acquire.

10. Spanish Gamefowl

Also called the fighter of Spain, and Spanish Gamefowl is one of the best fighting birds in Europe and has become popular since the formation of the breed. They are small to medium in size, they cannot be together with another rooster because they fight to protect their territory and be the dominant one. It has an elegant bearing, with great physical characteristics that make it an aesthetically beautiful rooster.

There is a wide variety of colors for Spanish roosters, from white to light and mottled. In combat it is an animal that always seeks a fight and never runs away from its battles, it enters with its legs looking for the upper part of the opponent, always with courage and bravery.

This ends here.

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A thread by Bill Redmon from Oklahoma

-A very humble friend of mine.

He started gamefowl by the age of 10.

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In his backyard

Walton Hatch

The Walton hatch if inbred over a long period of time will come spangle with pea colored legs, red eyes, and large bones. Their temperament is nasty. The Waltons will put gameness and hitting power into any breed. Also they will add bone size if your breed is coming small.

To finish the story Paul Harvey bought the Percy Flowers blue face bloodline and continued to win derbies until his death. Bill Lisenbee purchased the remaining Blueface fowl at Paul's death. If you ever owned a Walton Hatch you will never stop breeding a few because of their gameness and tremendous power.

Doms

Dom: Short for Dominecker which is typically known as an egg laying or producing type of chicken.Not typically known for gamness.Has the ability to defeat an opponent in quick fashion but usually cannot win if opponent is delivering substantial punishment.

White Hackles

The Morgan Whitehackles have been kept pure by fanciers who admired the depthless courage of the North Briton fowl. You will note that the master breeders of these birds knew that intense inbreeding was the only way to keep a family "pure". The breeding of two intensely inbred families together to produce performance stock continues this day.

In fighting cocks, such crossbred birds are used in the pit, but are useless for breeding purposed. 

History of Morgan Whitehackles

Col. William l Morgan of east Orange, NJ bred and perfected this strain of gamefowl, and it takes its name from him. As the Morgan fowl are practically pure Gilkerson North Britains, it is necessary to go somewhat into the history of that strain. About 1858, George Gilkerson, an English farmer living in Cortland County, NY, imported some fowl from Cumberland, England from a man named Lawman. In this country they were known as North Britains and later known as Gilkerson whitehackles.

 North Britains contained duckwing red, brown red and pyle. On and before his death Gilkerson gave many of his fowl to Col. Morgan among these fowl was a little imported Scottish hen, which Gilkerson prized most highly. Col. Morgan bred this hen with the old Gilkerson fowl and her blood is in all his fowl. All her stags looked and acted just like the Gilkerson fowl.

 The Morgan whitehackles became more famous than the Gilkerson fowl had ever been. He whipped Kearney, the Eslins, Mahoney and many of a less note in many mains in the Pennsylvania coal mining district. No man has ever approached this record in short heels, and the backbone of all these mains was pure Morgan whitehackles.

 Col. Morgan never made but two permanent outcrosses in the straight strain. Morgan got a ginger hen from Perry Baldwin, and put her on the yard of Sonny Stone of Newark. He had Stone breed her and her grand-daughters and great grand-daughters under Morgan cocks. The resulting progeny had the bloody heel and fighting quality of the pure Morgan's and still retained some of the excessive courage of the ginger [Newbold fowl]. Morgan finally took a fifteen-sixteenth Morgan and a sixteenth ginger Newbold hen from Stone and bred her on his own yard. That is the blood in all Morgan fowl.

About the beginning of the century John Hoy of Albany obtained possession of the fowl of Billy Lawman (relative of the Lawman in England). Morgan and Hoy exchanged brood fowl freely and as the fowl were identical in general make-up and characteristics the offspring bred on as the pure strain. Morgan bred the lawman cock when reduced to one quarter in his favorite pens at the time of his death there was a small percentage of this blood in most of his fowl. In the early nineties Morgan gave a small pen of his fowl to a Col. in Virginia. The Col. inbred the fowl and on his death they fell into the hands of a professor at Georgetown university, who knew nothing about breeding or cock fighting. He kept the family pure breeding his favorite cock to the whole flock of hens. When he died the fowl were still inbred in NJ. Neither the family Morgan bred or the family that had been inbred had changed appearance or quality in twenty-five years. Although kept absolutely apart bred together the young cannot be told from the parents on either side except that they are larger and stronger that the offshoot family

Sids

The original strain of chickens from which the Sid Taylors of today were made are traced back to the Civil War of 1861. A cocker by the name of Jim Shy of Lexington, Kentucky, his name has also been spelled as Shigh and Shei, in old copies of horse betting journal accounts as he was a horse racer.

Shy lived near the racetrack at Lexington and raised his chickens on the farm of Jim Price, who lived near Pinegrove, Kentucky. Price was interested in all kinds of sporting events and he backed Shy's cocks heavily in Lexington derbies and main cocking events very successfully. The gamefowl have red, and brown-red, pyle and blue-reds, many of them having white feathers in their tails and wings. Soon after the war of the 1860s, Sid Taylor got the chickens from Mr. Shy when his eyesight began to fail.

First Cross

The first cross that Sid Taylor made with the Shy chickens was in the early seventies. In 1869 George Cadwallader, a horse jockey and a race horse trainer, sold a horse for $15,000, and was also provided six black imported Irish hens as added payment.

Of these six Irish hens, Mr. Taylor put a blue cock that came from Shy. No one knows the proportion of this blood Mr. Taylor infused into his chickens, but with them he succeeded in winning the respect of Tom O'Neal, a great Dom breeder and cocker of Louisville in the main fights he competed in. Tom O'Neal was associated with Waddle, who controlled most of the gambling houses in Louisville at the time and Sid Taylor furnished a great many cocks to O'Neal and Wadle.

Mr. W. Pragnoff, of Louisville, Ky and Waddle imported from Vinegar Hill, Ireland, some game chickens. These chickens were called the Waddle Irish. They had black eyes and dark or mulberry colored faces. The hens were black, the cocks very dark Brown Reds around 1880.  

The Origin of the Log Cabins, the Brown Red family, Mr. Gay bred for himself. In 1912 Mr. Gay fought a Brown Red stag from the red family that he like so much that he bred to him and continued to breed him until 1920, when he died.

This cock was kept at a log cabin on the farm so the bloodline is called Log Cabins. The Sid Taylors are purely a Kentucky product, the foundation stock being the old Shy chickens.

Mr. Taylor crosse his Shy gamefowl with the imported Irish blood from Hudderson in the early seventies. In the early eighties, Mr. Taylor again crossed in Irish fighting fowl named the Waddle Irish. These two infusions of imported Irish blood into the Shy chickens made all the families of the Sid Taylors, except the Dom family, which was crossed with O'Neal Dom blood around 1870.

After these crosses, no other bloodline was infused into the Blacks by Mr. Taylor for over 40 years. The Sid Taylors are now classed as a pure and distinct strain of Black gamefowl and for over 40 years they had been in the hands of only two men, their originators, Mr. Sid Taylor and Mr. J.D. Gay.

Fighting Style

The Sid Taylor Black, like all Blacks are known for their speed and cutting, a possible genetic enhancement as an original Brown Red strain bred into Black hens. The green and white legged Blacks fight as multiple hitting flyers or grounders, while the black legged ones are known as stylish cutters that can hit anywhere with offbeat timing that hits the mark more often than not. The Sid Taylor Black also fight as vertical cutting flyers, flying straight up rather than at an angle then waiting for the other chicken to fly into the knife as it rises to meet the Black.

Muffs

Eerie looking because of the feathers on its face, the Muff is known for its aggressive frontal fighting style. Muffs throw a barrage of blows with no let up or bill hold.  Although low-stationed, Muffs have an unerring sense of accuracy when it comes to the cutting department. Basically red in color, they come yellow-legged and pea-combed.

Pyles

Pyle is a plumage color that denotes one that is not red, grey or black. Pyles come white, blue, dom, off-white, off-grey or off-red colors.

They are white-legged or yellow-legged and straight or peacombed. They are known for their high flying style and accurate cutting.

Many are not deep game as Hatch or Whitehackle, but there are Pyles that are as game. Currently, they are crossed with the sturdy and hardy lines to hopefully strike the perfect blend of fighting.

Wisconsin Shuffler

Pierce Wisconsin Red Shufflers are popular for being deadly when cornered, capable of making the killing blow from any angle, in the air or on the ground. They were very game and relentless fighters and were popular because they never let up even when cornered, often stealing a come-from-behind win against better odds.

Blue copper head Blues

Black Muffs

Pine Albany cock

Albanies are mostly light red with black breast streaked with ginger color, while majority are yellow legged, around 90%., and are mostly pea combed. This gamefowl is one amazing cutter, possessing deep game too. 

The Reb Williamson Albany is a power hitting rooster that is very active in the ring. The straight comb Albany is said to be the smarter fighter because it waits for its opponent to make the first move before it reacts, either evading by ducking under the airborne charge or making a counterattack before the enemy rooster can connect.

They are said to be the perfect cross for the Lemon and the Kelso. To make fighting instincts keener for a counter-attacking style gamefowl.

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