Richard Bates: A Different Principle in Chicken Breeding

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                   Do you still remember Richard Bates? He is considered as one of the legends in cockfighting. His name was already marked in the history of our sport. He was very closed to Filipino cockers. As a matter of fact, he lived in the Philippines for 30 years. He worked as a breeder for several cockers here like Paul Estrellado. This was an evidence that many people admired his expertise. Aside from that, he gained many friends; from ordinary cockers up to big time breeders.

PFGB Digmaan 10-Stag Pasabong-Pambansa Derby 2014

           The time is approaching very fast, two months from now the 2014 PFGB-Digmaan 10-Stag Pasabong-Pambansa Derby will be started on the first week of October.This is sponsored by Thunderbird, the biggest gamefowl feeds company in the Philippines. Recently, the PFGB officer was held a convention all of their officers with the president and representatives of their local associations. It was held on July 27-28 at Greenhills Elan Hotel in San Juan City, Metro Manila.

            In that convention, they served the program of PFGB and they gave an appointment papers to all of their officers. They also gave a certificate of membership to all of the association under PFGB. Aside from that, they discussed all the problems and grievances of their member. After that, they studied what would be their solution to solve the problem. Every participant had given a chance to speak up.

What Would You Choose: Love or Cockfighting?

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                If you choose between love and cockfighting, what you would choose? Are you ready to give up your passion for the sake of love? Or can you resist your feeling for your partner in life and live with your chickens forever? It is hard to make a decision regarding this matter, am I right? But it is up to you what is the most important in your life.

Cockers Inn: Accommodation for Cockfighting Aficionados?

            There’s a lodging inn called Cockers Inn that you will find in Rosales, Pangasinan. It is only along the highway and beside of SM Mall. The name speaks itself that this is dedicated for the cockfighters. Plus it has a logo of a rooster. So, you would know quickly that cockers are very welcome to check in here.

Chicken Breeding: The Making of a Winning Line

Red King line

In 1956 Ted Mclean decided to quit cocking, why? Because he was losing more in his Mclean Hatches than winning, he put all his chicken to axe. Luckily before that happened he was able to channel some of his chicken to his friend Marion Rose and developed this breed or re- invented this breed to become a better version of the Mclean Hatches. Often times patience and creativity can transform a losing line to become a winning line, and that holds true until today. But the decision to make your own winning line versus to buy an already winning line is an economic or perhaps a personal question to each one of us, money, time, patience and the level of competition makes a cocker to search for more.

Do You Believe in Winning Line of a Chicken?

            
            Cockers have different opinion regarding this matter. Other believed that the bloodline of a chicken is important because it could determine if the chicken is a good or low quality. That’s why we always hear that we need to buy chicken from respected breeders if we want to be successful with our breeding. We should look for a winning line or strong chicken. We should not rely only with the looks, but also with its potential to win in a derby. To know this, check the background of their parents and siblings. If it has a good record during their fights, it is a good bloodline. But if not, it is a losing line?

Good Characteristics of a Cockfighter

     
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           Cockfighting is not just a sport, but it has also a connection to our everyday lives. It has an impact to our personalities on how we deal to other people. Or on how we look to our experiences and to the circumstances in our surroundings. As a cocker, we already shaped by the characters that we learned with our circles. And we apply it on how we treat our co-worker, family, friends and even neighbors. Of course, that characters are really well contrary to the belief of other people saying that we are just a bunch of gamblers and we glorify violence.

NFGB Fiestag 2014: A Celebration of Gamefowl Mania

          

               The National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders, Inc. (NFGB), the maker of the biggest derby in the Philippines which is Bakbakan will bring an another exciting event for the gamefowl enthusiast. This time they will organize Fiestag 2014 or a fiesta of stags. If we remember, in previous years, the NFGB was already organized such an event like this. It was the Philippine Poultry and Gamefowl Congress. The only difference is it is only dedicated to the gamefowl, not with the native chickens.     

Who Introduced You in Cockfighting?

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             Do you still remember how you got started in cockfighting. Who was the person who introduced you in this one of a kind of sport? For sure, many of us were exposed in chicken when we were still at a young age. During that time, we already understood that this was a great hobby. We really entertained with the chicken fighting until we learned how to raise chickens. Maybe you’re also playing the chickens by putting a wire a wire to their legs; it served as a gaff. But I heard stories that at first they hated chicken and kicking it. They can’t explain why they became a cocker. Is this the more you hate, the more you love relationship? Just kidding.

Cockfighting for a Cause

        
          Cockfighter is one of the generous people in the world. It is not true that we are selfish because our only aim in life is to enjoy. But in reality, we are not only looking ourselves. There are times that we are also thing about the condition of other people especially the needy ones. We are not a charity and religious organization, but we could still help through our efforts.