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bulk and weight, and they cut well with long reaching
strokes.
“Peruvians, they have their own special skills—fast, powerful, good cutters, “Hoa Kien Phan, a renown breeder of
Peruvian Navajeros told Roosterman Online Mag.
“Indeed they are special chickens but they don’t demand
special care,” he added. Koa revealed that he cares for his
Peruvians just like the American game. “I give my Peruvians vitamins and supplements; deworm them every one
or two months; provide nice clean area; keep the water
cups clean and filled with water all the time,” he said.
According to Hoa who has been breeding Peruvians for 15
years, adult Peruvians are fed twice a day. Baby Peruvians
are fed all the way full.
Hoa is a Filipino-Vietnamese who is based and breeding
Peruvians in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He imported his
lines from Peru. Among his favorites are the Tuco, Sifuente, El Rincon, and El Salvador lines.
In Peru it is said that breeders do not resort to inbreeding.
They usually opt for cross breeding for they believe inbreeding will weaken the game fowl. Koa agreed to this
and told Roosterman that he doesn’t inbreed Peruvians.
“No I don’t inbreed my Peruvians. They will become weak
and sickly and it will cause us to work harder, spending
more time and effort,” he said.
Hoa Kien Phan has a variety of Peuvian Navajero lines. Above is a pure
Peruvian Navajero lemon from his
Tuco line while below is a Peruvian
Navajero blue hennie from El Salvador bloodline. Hoa is receiving lots of
orders from buyers in the Philippines.
Hoa produces his pure Peruvians by blending the different
lines or mating individuals of the same line but far related
from one another. “No good to inbred. I get a lot of problems with them,” he said.
Hoa told Roosterman Mag he is willing to share his best
Peruvian lines with Filipinos. He is also planning to visit his
homeland frequently. Indeed he is preparing to participate in the Peruvian derby to be organized by PPGBO to
be held in Cebu, Philippines sometime in May or June
2016.
Hoa’s Peruvian HKP Gamefarm is in Tacoma, Washington,
USA.
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