Roosterman No . 11 ; January , 2012
As to her favorite bloodlines at Firebird , Robie stated : my Favorite Bloodlines are the Firebird Kelsos and sweaters . Why ? it ' s simply because they ' re excellent cutters , high station and athletic .
As an excellent gaffer herself we can say she knows what she is talking about when it comes to chickens ’ cutting ability .
Her presence in the competitive world of sabong might happen to be bad news for many men who may encounter the bad luck of having to face her birds at the pit . But a piece of good news is that she is still single .
national cockers as well . Known American breeders from Alabama , Oklahoma , Louisiana and California have nice words to say whenever they visit the farm . Barugo and Firebird both made their marks on their own respective rights . Now , the two entirely different worlds share a wonder — a lady gaffer par excellence . ( Roosterman Int ’ l would like to thank Mr . Rey Bajenting for taking some time despite his tight schedule to undertake additional research and write this feature .)
Early during the Spanish rule , Barugo was given the status of a pueblo ( town ) when it was established as an " encomienda ." An encomienda was a land estate warded to deserving Spaniards for services rendered to the Spanish Crown . The grantee of an encomienda , known as encomiendero , was given the right to rule the encomienda in accordance with the Spanish laws and to extract tributes from the natives , part of which went to the Spanish Crown . Barugo became an encomienda only ten months after Cebu and Manila .
Firebird Game Farm , on the other hand , has , for years , been in the cocking map . The farm has been a subject of admiration not only by local aficionados but inter-
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