Assets and defects of Peruvian

One question that is being repeatedly asked is this: Is the Peruvian game?

Over the years, I have been observing through videos the Peruvian Navajeros, I also dabbled in breeding the Peruvian; and lately I became associated with one of Peru's top breeders and toughest competitors Sr. Rafael Bazan.

At present, as a breeder, I have invested a lot of time, and effort, if not money, in creating a dream blend of Peruvian Navajero and American Game.

So I would say that I possessed some fair knowledge about this craze that is the Peruvian game fowl.

So, let's go back to the question; is the Peruvian game?

Definitely, the Peruvian is not as game as the American Game. It could be gamer than say the natives, Tagalog or Bisaya, and perhaps the asil, but definitely it is not as game as the hatches, greys, sweaters and most other American bloodlines... because they are not meant to be. The rules in Peru are quite different from the rules in US and our own for that matter.

So why breed the Peruvian?

There are so many reasons why people breed and raise the Peruvian. For one, Peruvians are fascinating. With their size and bulk and that they can still manage to fly high and engage in fast exchanges of blows. Another is the bragging right. Even ordinary Peruvians, mostly from breeders who have not fought in a single Peruvian Navajero torneo, are expensive, And real Peruvians, those bred by top notch breeders from Peru, are several times more expensive and really hard to acquire.

And there is opportunity. Because of the higher prices and growing demands, some take advantage of the relative innocence of the market and are breeding just any Peruvian or even not real Peruvian and sell their produce as Peruvian.

But some serious breeders are breeding the Peruvian because they think the Peruvian can still improve the great American game. It is just a matter of finding the right blend. This is the reason too why I am breeding Peruvians. I reckon there are some traits of the Peruvian that if put together with those of the American, might produce some super blends.

What are these assets of the Peruvian?

First, I love the way how the Peruvian cuts. Good Peruvians throw their feet far up front and with multiple strokes and less recoil in between strokes. They always try to keep their body at safe distance.

Then, good Peruvians are high leapers. Yes leapers not flyers. Although I also frequently see Peruvians that fly, flapping their wings too much and stay in the air too long. I don’t like it. I like the leapers not the flyers.

Another thing with the Peruvian is its physical structure. Like the asil it is sturdy, tall and muscular. Because of this they are relatively strong, even taking into consideration their size and bulk.

If you add these attributes to the intelligence, agility, speed, determination, endurance and gameness of the American, then you will have a super breed.

Breeding is all about keeping the good traits and discarding the bad ones. So try to keep the cutting, leaping ability and the physique of the Peruvian and, at the same time, correct its weaknesses such as its lack of gameness.

Actually, we at RB Sugbo has identified four grave defects of the Peruvian, including lack of gameness. The other weaknesses we prefer not divulge to avoid offending the many Peruvian lovers. Rather we would keep it as sort of trade secrets.

If we are correct regarding these weaknesses, then it is to our advantage if others would not know what to get rid of. You see there is now a race to producing great Peruvian American blends.

Again Is the Peruvian game? No it is not as game as most American game fowl. Nonetheless I like a small Peruvian blood, say, 1/4, 3/16 or 1/8 in my American bloodlines. I have tried it, and I like what I have seen in the results so far.

For example start with a 50-50 blend of an excellent Peruvian and equally excellent American. Then slowly downgrade the Peruvian blood to your liking. Keep in mind that the so-called ideal blend differs from one breeder to another, depending on the traits of the Peruvian and American bloodlines they are using.

But always crucial is the final mating that will result in your preferred battle cross. I call it the critical cross. In this critical cross be sure the downgraded Peruvian you are using still possesses the good traits and already devoid of the bad ones; and the American you are using got all the attributes that you like in the American.

In my critical crosses, almost all the time, I use as downgraded Peruvian brood cock over hens of my most tested bloodlines.

Why?

Another trade secret.

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