Two kinds of chicken talk
Breeding gamefowl is not about gambling. Learning the science of practical breeding is not about winning or losing. It is about creating the gamefowl you want.
When we are breeding we are not promoting the fighting nor the gambling side of cockfighting. We are into creating good gamefowl. If you love gamefowl, then you must breed it well. If we include fighting traits in our studies and discussions, it is because good fighting ability is a prerequisite for a good gamefowl. It is the main purpose for which gamefowl is domesticated.
Also, good breeding is not everything in winning fights. There are other factors that contribute to determining outcome of fights. A breeder no matter how good, can only produce potential winners, not 100% winners. In a sport wherein the probability is supposed to be 50-50, winning 60% is an achievement. Some claim their bloodlines are winning 90% of the times, it is either they are bragging or do not keep records or maybe the sampling is too few.
So breeders don’t breed to win all the time, they breed to produce the gamefowl they want. Producing chickens they want is already an achievement enough to a real breeder. Winning in the pit is the confirmation. It is also a way for breeders to measure their standard against those of the others. Although, not really that conclusive because of other factors at play.
Maters just mate a cock with a hen. Maters and gamblers are alike. They bank on hit and miss. True breeders are different. They really study breeding. Breeders just want to produce gamefowl they want at less time, money and effort. They know the fundamentals of how traits are inherited, they know how genes interact, they apply scientifically supported theories and principles. Real breeders are few though.
Unlike “maters” and gamblers, real breeders don’t bank on luck. Thus, there are two kinds of chicken talk-- gamblers talk and breeders talk.
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