Are you “scientist” or "naturalist."
Time was when the definition of game cock conditioning and pointing was so simple. We talked only about natural conditioning of game fowl; about 365-day keep and the likes that suggest that what our fowl need is just whole year of attention.
Up to now, this point is still often raised to contradict the other school of thought that advocates the heavy use of supplements and conditioning aids practiced by cock fanciers who are dubbed “scientists.”
Sabungeros often pit the “natural” against the “scientific.” In reality, however, the natural and the scientific do not necessarily clash. On the contrary, they complement each other.
The study of nature itself is a science. A person engaged in the study of nature is called a naturalist. There are also many sciences that practice studies of nature such as botany, zoology, biology.
So natural conditioning is not necessarily devoid of science. People who claim to practice natural conditioning simply say good bloodline, good environment, good diet and whole year round care are enough and that is natural conditioning. True. But, good bloodline is a result of the application of the science of genetics; good environment calls for the understanding of environmental science, the study of interrelationship between the living things in an ecosystem; good diet is application of the science of nutrition. Whole year round care just means seeing to it that these prevailing conditions are maintained.
With this as premise, we at RB Sugbo Gamefowl Technology tend to classify conditioning not by whether science is applied or not, but by the kind and degree of science applied and, the kind of supplementation.
Thus, as per our classification, there are three main types of game cock conditioning and pointing supplementation, namely: natural; mainstream (popular); and extreme. (Know the types of gamecock conditioning, read Roosterman 42. Coming last week of Oct., 2015.
Starting No. 42 Roosterman will be in new format. Articles are more in-depth. Every issue is dedicated to a main topic. Roosterman No. 42 is dedicated to "Conditioning the Gamecock." It comes with free E-Book on conditioning.
