Roosterman No. 11

Roosterman No. 11; January, 2012As to her favorite bloodlines at Firebird, Robie stated:my Favorite Bloodlines are the Firebird Kelsos andsweaters. Why? it's simply because they're excellentcutters, high station and athletic.As an excellent gaffer herself we can say she knowswhat she is talking about when it comes to chickens’cutting ability.Her presence in the competitive world of sabong mighthappen to be bad news for many men who may encounterthe bad luck of having to face her birds at thepit. But a piece of good news is that she is still single.Early during the Spanish rule, Barugo was given the statusof a pueblo (town) when it was established as an"encomienda." An encomienda was a land estate wardedto deserving Spaniards for services rendered to theSpanish Crown. The grantee of an encomienda, knownas encomiendero, was given the right to rule the encomiendain accordance with the Spanish laws and to extracttributes from the natives, part of which went tothe Spanish Crown. Barugo became an encomienda onlyten 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 subjectof admiration not only by local aficionados but internationalcockers as well. Known American breedersfrom Alabama, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Californiahave nice words to say whenever they visit the farm.Barugo and Firebird both made their marks on theirown respective rights. Now, the two entirely differentworlds share a wonder—a lady gaffer par excellence.(Roosterman Int’l would like to thank Mr. Rey Bajentingfor taking some time despite his tight scheduleto undertake additional research and write this feature.)11