The future: For good and for bad
Our fearless forecast is this: The Peruvian Navajero, the game fowls from Peru, will revolutionize game fowl breeding in the Philippines. It will in the future redefine what is good and bad fighting rooster.
The Asil somewhat did this to the American Game. When it was infused to some American strains, most notably, according to accounts, the roundheads, fighting style and looks of the American Game were somewhat altered.
By revolutionize, we mean transform our present rooster for good and for bad.
Peruvian craze, mania or fever. Call it whatever you want. The fact is the Peruvian game fowl is gaining popularity in the Philippines. Many Filipino breeders are now raising the Peruvian, despite its costly price. Breeders are infusing Peruvian blood to their present bloodlines.
A word of caution though to Peruvian breeders and would be breeders. The Peruvian in general is just like most other types of roosters, there are good Peruvians, there are bum. The tendency to break high and ability to cut well are the main assets of the Peruvian. Good Peruvians break high and cut well. But even the best Peruvians have obvious defects. Although to some they are beautiful, to many standards, they are very ugly--big head, hunch back, some with very long neck, some with bull neck, big feet, ugly feathers some even naked etc. How to get rid of these defects while keeping the two good traits is the challenge.
Mathematics is against the Peruvians. Say, four or more negative traits and only two positive is negative. So why breed the Peruvian? Some raise them for status symbol. It is expensive and not easy to acquire. Others raise the Peruvian because it’s the “in thing.” Others really believe that Peruvians is such an excellent specimen of a game fowl. Meanwhile good breeders breed the Peruvian because of the challenge.
That’s right the challenge. They say the Peruv is only for real breeders, not for ‘maters,’ as Zamboanga breeder Ben Dimaano would like to call so called breeders who are not breeding per se but just mating this to that without any basis in fundamental genetics.
Breeding the American fowl is too easy. There are so many near perfect specimens of American game cocks available, that anyone of us “maters” may be able produce super individuals by just acquiring expensive breeding stock of American game from good breeders. On the other hand, when you breed the Peruvian it is almost like starting from scratch. You have to work your way up. With the Peruvian you have to know what you’re doing. You have to be a true breeder. That’s the hardest part. But, that also makes the Peruvs fascinating.
Yes, revolutionize game fowl breeding in the Philippines the Peruvian will. In the years to come we will see a new standard of excellence for fighting roosters—those that will combine the best traits of the Peruvian with those of our existing bloodlines. On the other hand we will also see some of our best bloodlines of today ruined by careless blending with the Peruvian—those that will acquire the many bad traits of the Peruvian.
The Peruvian will then be like anything else. Use just enough of it and you will be fine. Use too much of it, then you’re in deep shit.
