The American gamefowl is broken down into strains, unlike most other fowl. There are organizations, like the American Gamefowl Society, that have standards for showing these birds, just as the APA does, and many people are starting to breed these birds for this, instead of the pit, but at the same time keeping the gameness that makes them what they are. Cockfighting is a large part of our heritage, like it is in many other countries around the world, but due to recent law changes, these beautiful birds are becoming more popular as an ornamental, or show fowl. They were bred specifically for cockfighting, leaving us the birds we have today. History and Comments on American Game FowlĪmerican Games were created from the various European and Oriental games that were brought into our country by our forefathers. In cockers' circles a young rooster is referred to as a stag, an older rooster
These are the birds generally used for cock fighting in the
