History Of Roundhead Gamefowl
Written by Timothy A. Crane
Tuesday, 09 September 2008 07:01
Since all these breeds are straight comb, it would seem that Boston cock had very strong pea
comb genes to give that characteristic to his offspring and descendants for generations to come
to this day- after 100 yrs. or so. by TimothyA.Crane
Since all these breeds are straight comb, it would seem that Boston cock had very strong pea
comb genes to give that characteristic to his offspring and descendants for generations to come
to this day- after 100 yrs. or so.
I put the name in quotes because it refers (the USA) to most pea comb birds that happens to
be black with red-breasted white or yellow legs and which are not too many Eastern lineage.
Remember after England colonized India, the English farmers had access to the best Oriental
birds such as asylum and even Japanese.Will Mississippi Allen earned a Roundhead Boston
Gamecock Dr.RE of Walt Roundheads instead Allen.
I have been in the sport.Of course Whitehackles the name comes from the old English
custom of cutting the neck hackles near the skin so that the tails with a white under the pen in
his neck would be a whitehackle.They arrived in the States United Ireland without an ID
tag.American taps are today.You may arise on the Boston Roundheads who made the Allens.
However there are also Black Roundheads and Negro Roundheads and on and on. So now it
is used more as a generic term for pea comb fowl than as the name of a specific breed.
However, generally the name refers to the Allen and Shelton Roundheads (Shelton was Allen's
brother-in-law and they owned the fowl together). But another" however" the Allen Roundheads
were breed and to a great extent developed by another old man-R.E. Walt. In fact in my
younger days, most of the Roundhead gamefowl around OK. were referred to as RE Walt
Roundheads instead of Allens.
Over the years, the English breeders bred out the pea comb but since it didn't bother the Irish,
they continued to breed both straight comb and pea comb Whitehackles. Of course the name
Whitehackles comes from the old English custom of trimming the neck hackles close to the skin
so that the cocks with a white under feather in the neck would be a whitehackle. There are also
breeds called Blackhackle. There are jillions of Oriental/American crosses that come peacomb
and are called Roundheads that contain not a drop of the original Allen bloodline. As is true for
all other strains-some Roundheads are awfully good while others are awfully bad but most are
somewhat in the middle.
The pea comb Kelso fowl owe much of their good qualities to the George Smith Roundhead
(same stock as Lundy Roundheads) that was blended with Claret to make the McClanahans
that Walter Kelso used in his initial cross.
There are also races Blackhackle.But another called "however" Allen Roundheads race and
have been largely developed by another old man-R.Over years, English breeders bred peas
comb but as it has not bother the Irish, they continued to raise both directly and peas comb
comb Whitehackles.As is true for all other stem-Roundheads some are terribly good, while
others are terribly bad, but most are little in middle.According to my sources, these birds are
known to be high Whitehackles Irish as the most common English Whitehackles as the British
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History Of Roundhead Gamefowl
Written by Timothy A. Crane
Tuesday, 09 September 2008 07:01
North, the Earl of tournaments and so forth, but a large number of peas Irish combs.
The Oriental crosses increased the size to around 5 lbs.Fred Saunders and crossed him over
some hens that a blend of Redquill and Grist Grady.These Oriental bloodlines were then added
to the early English fowl of 500 yrs.
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