History Of Brown Red Gamefowl

History Of Brown Red Gamefowl

Golden Duckwing OEG Cock Wheaten OEG Hen Oxford Style Ginger OEG Cock Black Breasted Red OEG Hen When I mention this blog to my father, he always asks me. 'Have you done one on the Old English Game? Standard, not Bantam! You know I'm not interested in chickens other than Old English Game.'

Brown Red Gamefowl History

The Brown Red is a speed cutter, a showboat of a multiple hitting fighting fowl known for razzle-dazzle shuffling action type of fighting. Coming dark-legged, dark-eyed and with characteristic black and burgundy feathering, the only weakness of this strain is a seeming lack of gameness and stamina. Wingate Brown Red Stag. Skip navigation Sign in. Wingate Brown Red (gamefowl) ThatOne1977. History Help About; Press.

And each time he says this, I promise him that I will soon write one up - just for him. My father has been around poultry all of his life, and pigeons for more than seventy years. He has frequently told me that during his childhood and youth in Jamaica, he often visited an uncle who kept Old English Game, thus the interest in 'only' this breed. So, to my father, and other Old English Game fanciers, this post is dedicated.

OEG Poultry Cards - Available from Poultry New Zealand (www.poultrynz.com) Photo Source: Poultry New Zealand The history of fighting Game fowl goes back to almost as far as mankind's recorded history. In various cultures the world over, Game fowl has represented courage and strength. The Old English Game is probably the oldest of the British breeds of chickens. It is a direct descendant of the ancient fighting roosters brought in by the Roman invaders.

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Roman Mosaic found in Pompeii - Photo Source: ganoi.com Some historians credit Julius Caesar, a huge enthusiast of cockfighting, with the introduction into Britain of not only cockfighting, but also the lineage of the fighting birds that would become the ancestors of the Old English Game. These birds were apparently sourced from within the Roman and Gaul empires. Black Breasted Red OEG Pair Photo Source: Unknown One cannot talk about Game Fowl without talking about cockfighting, the pros and cons of which will not be discussed. However, it is important to realize that the history of the Old English Game corresponds to the history of cockfighting in Britain. Head Close Up of a Blue Breasted Red OEG Cock Photo Source: Unknown Golden Duckwing OEG Cock Photo Source: Unknown The raising of cockfighting birds has been recorded in numerous documents referring to kings, queens and princes of Britain, in particular the Scottish Royal House of Stuart and the English Tudors.

In the 16th century, cockfighting was hugely popular in Britain; even the clergy got into the act. Church yards and churches themselves were used as arenas.

During the reign of King Henry VIII, cockfights were held at Whitehall Palace and it was decreed a national sport. Golden Duckwing OEG Cock Photo Source: Sabong.net Golden Duckwing OEG Cock Phoot Source: Unknown During this period, 'cockfighting schools' were established to teach the finer points of the breeding and conditioning of the gamecock.