Fighting rooster. The fighting rooster is called a fine rooster. Thousands of years ago, the breed, breeding and fighting of fighting cocks were already carried out. However, in past times they had origins in two main roots that are Gallus bankiva and Gallus sonerati , both from Asia, the latter called, in India , Katukoli.
Summary
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- 1 History
- 2 Rooster morphology
- 3Canto
- 4 Playback
- 5Enfermedades
- 6 Training
- 7 Food during training
- 8 spurs
- 9 Cockfight
- 10 See also
- 11Fuentes
- 12 external links
History
The rooster has been present throughout the history of mankind, whether as a sacred bird in the Laws of Manu (India, fifth century BC), as a model and inspiration for artists and art collections in museums in cities like Turin , Genoa , Valencia , New York , Madrid , the Louvre or in Greece on the crest of Minerva , next to the gods Mars or Mercury , in millions of coins and shields.
A very interesting fact is that the Greeks not only spread the passion for roosters in all their domains, but also forced their young citizens to watch at least one cockfight a year, to learn from them their combat morale.
This is how cockfighting came to France, Italy, England and Spain. When the conquistadors landed in America, many of them brought their fighting roosters with them. The Caribbean was no exception and that is why Spanish roosters abound in the region. In this , Puerto Rico is considered the mecca of fine roosters due to the legal organization through sport and regulated by a government commission.
rooster morphology
Canto
The rooster produces a sound called singing (described by the onomatopoeia “quiquiriquí” or “kikirikí”), as long as it is not castrated (capon chicken). The rooster sings throughout the day, although it concentrates its songs in certain periods of the day, such as dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, and in the middle of the night, between three and five in the morning. These songs and the sporadic ones that usually occur throughout the day, outside the periods described, serve as a territorial challenge to other roosters, to attract nearby females and as a warning signal in general. It can also be caused by some disturbance around you. It is usually a more violent or alert type sound.
The rooster also emits other sounds, this time similar to those emitted by the female of its species, called clucking, the onomatopoeia used to describe them being “clo-clo” or “cocó”. This sound is emitted especially when it intends to impregnate a female, or when it has found food, to call the rest of its family (a call to which all the others respond at an enormous speed). This sound is more of a calm and familiar type.
It is important to note that this behavior is much more common in rural birds, that is, free birds, although they always sing.
Reproduction
The breeding season begins in spring and lasts until summer, with the intention that the chicks hatch in the summer heat. The eggs can have different shades depending on the breed.
The hens lay an egg each day for several days (between 8 and 10) in which the embryo develops, and they will incubate it until it hatches, giving it heat and rotating its position (for 21 days). A broody hen is known as the one that stops laying eggs and focuses on brooding and protecting them.
The embryo is nourished by the yolk, which penetrates inside through the navel. At the end of the first day, the circulatory system will be operational inside the egg, and the head will begin to take shape. On the fifth day the sexual organs are formed, on the thirteenth day the skeleton begins to calcify using the calcium in the eggshell, and at 21 days the chicken is fully developed to begin to break the shell, which can take from 10 to 20 hours. The hen will cluck when she hears the chicks chirping to motivate them to hatch.
As not all the eggs hatch at the same time, the mother continues incubating for two days from the birth of the first of the chicks, which depletes the nutrients of the yolk that they have absorbed before hatching. Between 2 and 4 weeks after hatching, the chickens already have feathers, and at 8 weeks they already have adult plumage. At 8 or 10 weeks they are expelled from the group by their mothers so that they form their own or join another. At 5 months of age they reach sexual maturity, normally being the males who reach it first.
Chicken eggs can be artificially incubated with satisfactory results. Virtually all chickens will hatch in approximately 21 days under appropriate conditions of temperature (37°C) and relative humidity (55%, raising to 70% in the last three days to soften the shell).
Many industrial-sized artificial incubators can hatch thousands of eggs at a time, including fully automated egg rotations.
Diseases
- Infectious bronchitis in birds
- Avian Cholera
- Infectious Coryza
- Avian Encephalomyelitis
- Chronic Respiratory Disease (airosaculitis)
- Gumboro o Bursitis
- Avian Influenza
- Marek’s disease
- Chicken pox
Training
There are different trainings in these animals for their development and the basic ones include:
Careers
These are done in the home chicken coop, you have the rooster and someone is chasing him doing a cardiovascular exercise, this will help him with his resistance, breathing, maximum circulation and maintain the physical condition of the rooster. There is also a machine where, based on a pedal or handle, the rooster is placed in the machine and rotated so that it runs.
The time of the races varies, depending on the physical condition of the horse and I have seen that they range from five to twenty minutes. With the evolution of the sport, some trainers have obtained the boots of the roosters with weights of several ounces, which, when running, gain muscle mass due to the type of work that is done with the weights.
Boots
It is the fight training, looking for a rooster either heavier, lighter or of the same weight, to face it with the specimen. It is a test mechanism to measure how the rooster has been working, and how his ability in his combat mode is increasing. It is necessary to look for copies that make it work well. There are many theories about the training of the boots, many use tape to protect the beak of the specimens and others do not, that is at the discretion of the cockerel and his style.
Cuica or resistance exercise
It is a rope that is placed in the cockpit, it has a tension so that when the rooster is placed it loses its balance. In seeking balance, it exercises both its wings and leg muscles, giving the rooster excellent physical conditioning and giving it the ability to seek balance.
Cottage
The flat is a specimen that is considered one of the most important elements of training. This rooster is not so skilled but it helps to find that the gladiator who is preparing has a more strategic training. The flats must be of different weights, types of fight, height and can help shape the fights of the specimens.
For example, there are flats that are excellent examples, that throw a few blows and run away, turn several times and return to combat and thus repeat the process. This helps the rooster both in his fighting ability and for his cardiovascular conditions.
Food during training
- A cup of premium corn.
- Cooked cornmeal mixed with boiled egg.
- Cooked buns.
- Vitamin B12 (0.5 cm³ of vitamin B12 is injected once every two weeks).
- Cooked rice
- Half a cup of cooked fish.
- A cup of oatmeal with wheat and cornmeal.
- Lettuce and fruits. Lettuce helps in blood clotting.
Spurs
To choose the weapon of the rooster you have to see in the topas the fighting style that the specimen has, Examples:
- Short and straight spurs. For the oriental or heavy type rooster that hits the head (headers). Straight and powerful trajectory blows.
- Short, medium and semi-curved spurs. For the Spanish or trifino type rooster that strike following a semicircle trajectory (heads or base of the neck).
- Spurs straight, long and thick. For the heavy rooster that hits the body (cuerperos). Straight and powerful trajectory blows.
- Spurs straight, long and thin. For the light rooster that hit the body (cuerperos). Straight shots.
Cockfight
In Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and in about 80 countries, cockfighting is legal and in many other countries it is illegal. They put steel spurs on the legs of the roosters and they begin to fight; The first to kill or leave the other rooster to die wins. The origin of these fights is in Asia. In China they were already celebrated around 500 BC. n. e., and in India it has also been practiced since ancient times. In Ancient Rome they were witnessed to gain courage. Later, this practice was brought to America by the Spanish conquerors.
