Spanish Game Fowl
There origin of the Spanish Game Fowl isn't known. There is some evidence that
they descended from a Persian fowl brought to the Mediterranean by the Phoenicians
and that they are closely related to the Greek, Roman, and British Game fowl.
Seafarers, and settlers from the East brought fowls with them, and it is strange
to note that wherever early nations came in contact with the Phoenicians, the
fowls would show evidence of the Persian type.
The Spanish Game is perhaps the only modern breed that in its
basic characteristics is really close to the old-time Persian fowls, both in
its type as in its fighting value. It is a rather small and light bird. Their
fighting weight seldom exceeds four pounds and a half, they are exceedingly
active and very game.
They come in all colours; black-reds, reds, grays, gold and silver duckwings, blues, duns,
mottled and dead black. The latter referred to as a special strain that apparently were
indigenous to the Balearic island group (Mallorca & Menorca).
While female Spanish doesn't have the bright colors of the male
they are still more colorful than a lot of other female birds as you can see
on the first picture on this page. The Spanish game fowl can have a rose comb
or a regular comb, which would indicate some kind of rose comb blood as well.
Red Baron has a regular comb, while both Goldy Lock and Black Beauty have rose
combs. they were our first trio of Spanish Game-Fowl, They are the 3 depicted
in the first picture on this page.
