brookie 1,193 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 chickens have always fascinated me, we hae quite a few at the moment, just sussex and brown warrens. have always wondered what breeds the old gypsies used to use for the cock fighting etc, they were some real stunning looking birds among them????? gingers .were very popular years ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,522 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Ethnologists have the original gypsies as coming from India so wouldnt the birds they used have been indian jungle fowl? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jo54 255 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 the birds that were used was english years ago but as time went on foregin birds came popular with in ports ..... eggs......... ect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Gamefowl ,cock fighting etc was around along time before gypsies travellers tinkers whatever ye wanna call them ever exsisted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,522 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Gamefowl ,cock fighting etc was around along time before gypsies travellers tinkers whatever ye wanna call them ever exsisted I have a couple of DVD's,I think they might be in the loft,havent seen them for a while,but the first recorded instance dates back 6000 years to iran. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WANNABE ROOKIE 8 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) I love Xmas. Edited December 26, 2011 by WANNABE ROOKIE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,522 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Alexander the great,he got everywhere,I always blame him for ginger haired pakistanis Theres some decent pics I took at the araw ng dabaw Russ http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/gallery/image/3511-birds/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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