There is a wide variety of colors for Spanish roosters, from white to light and mottled. In combat it is an animal that always seeks a fight and never runs away from its battles, it enters with its legs looking for the upper part of the opponent, always with courage and bravery.

Cockfighting is a blood sport due in some part to the physical trauma the cocks inflict on each other. This is sometimes increased by attaching metal spurs to the cocks’ natural spurs. While not all fights are to the death, the cocks may endure significant physical trauma. In some areas around the world, cockfighting is still practiced as a mainstream event. In some countries, it is regulated by law, or forbidden outright.

Cockfighting is a blood sport due in some part to the physical trauma the cocks inflict on each other. This is sometimes increased by attaching metal spurs to the cocks’ natural spurs. While not all fights are to the death, the cocks may endure significant physical trauma. In some areas around the world, cockfighting is still practiced as a mainstream event. In some countries, it is regulated by law, or forbidden outright.

A cockfight is a blood sport, held in a ring called a cockpit. The history of raising fowl for fighting goes back 6,000 years. The first documented use of the word gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a “game”, a sport, pastime, or entertainment.

Cockfighting is a blood sport due in some part to the physical trauma the cocks inflict on each other. This is sometimes increased by attaching metal spurs to the cocks’ natural spurs. While not all fights are to the death, the cocks may endure significant physical trauma. In some areas around the world, cockfighting is still practiced as a mainstream event. In some countries, it is regulated by law, or forbidden outright.

A cockfight is a blood sport, held in a ring called a cockpit. The history of raising fowl for fighting goes back 6,000 years. The first documented use of the word gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a “game”, a sport, pastime, or entertainment.

The combatants, referred to as gamecocks (not to be confused with game birds), are specially bred and conditioned for increased stamina and strength. Male and female chickens of such a breed are referred to as game fowl. Sweater Cocks possess congenital aggression toward all males of the same species. Wagers are often made on the outcome of the match.

Two owners place their gamecock in the cockpit. The cocks fight until ultimately one of them dies or is critically injured. Historically, this was in a cockpit, which is a term used to mean a place of entertainment or frenzied activity.

The term “gamefowl” indicates that these birds are a little wilder than the average chicken. Whereas breeds such as the Broiler, have mostly forgotten anything about surviving. The Gamefowl is an exceptional brooder and hunter.

If you’re searching for a competent, confident of prevailing, and clever fowl that can take good care of its own, this stunning chicken may be the perfect addition to your backyard chickens. Additionally, numerous breeders are repurposing the breed as attractive display or ornamental birds.

The males of these breeds are extremely territorial, and they will defend their ground vigorously against other invading roosters. We recommend keeping adult males separated. These are excellent and popular breeds to raise for show purposes; but all combs, ear lobes, and wattles must be Dubbed in order for them to qualify in a show.

Distilled from a perfect four-way cross that expert breeders speculate to be: three parts, Hatch bloodine infusion, and one part, Claret as the base bloodline. The Claret part of the bird is where the white legged variants come from. These fighters are very intelligent and accurate (Claret), and powerful hitting (Hatch) roosters.

Democrats range from medium-high to high stationed. Are burgundy red to dark red with full plumage that often has streaks of white at the wings and at the tails. Paytons have white-yellow legs and have black spurs. Roosters come 80% peacomb with short curve beaks. The gamefowl has big shoulders and the sleek body of the Kelso.

The bloodline came into its own when Mr. Buddy Payton refined the gamefowl with his own infusions of clarets to create consistent winning fighters that hit hard.

Fighting Style

Democrats fight like their bloodline roosters: intelligent and accurate cutters like Clarets and powerful hitting like the Hatch. Like the Hatch, they also got the notoriety of ‘killing an opponent in one blow’ even while just sparring with leather gloves.

Payton Democrats break well and fight like Lemons, ducking overhead attacks and side-stepping an incoming rooster, waiting for it to recover and attack again, then letting it all out as they come in. They fight smart even when they initiate combat, hitting accurately and powerfully. But more often, they watch their opponents for an opening before they attack.

Some recommend crosses with modern Kelso’s like the Out and Out for Philippine-style knife fights for a winning rooster. Crossed with Lemons (Hulsey’s) gives the Democrat better agility. Cross with McRae Black-Hatch gives them speed attacks.