CLARETS

Clarets
“Polecats & Butchers” 

Originated by Colonel Madigan who bought fowl from everybody in the United States including my great grandfather Charles Henry Sanders who was a preacher that developed what was known as his church eagles for over seventy years. My secret is the Roundhead / Claret Cross.  The Roundhead Claret cross has become a new solid breed of foundation fowl for many called the butcher. Phil Marsh & Tony Garza have many derby championships that have proved the "Butcher" World Wide. This is a famous old time battle cross which helped define early battle crosses as being superior in battle next to their pure breed parents.  This was one  of  those old time pole cat creations that helped define the breeding programs of what is done  today to create modern game fowl.  Shorty Wallace Madigan Clarets and Tony Garza Madigan Clarets, Ralph Bridges Roundheads and John A Sears Whitehackles created this new foundation fowl which was loved and respected in the legendary pits of the south. The “old-timers” are dark red, some are spangled and come pearl legged and black spurred and they fit the profile of what Colonel Madigan established as his Claret gamefowl.  Their legs are very wide a part from one another and because of this they do very good in any competition.  All of Ralph Bridges brood fowl had from 4 to 17 wins each.  His best Roundheads and Clarets died from old age living fifteen to twenty two years.  His breeding program lasted for over fifty years in Denton, Texas.  Combined with our Sweater McGuiness polecat eagle strain our Clarets are second to none.

 

This is the only cross we offer as brood fowl because of genetic quality.  The genetics allow for this fowl to out live many others because the are in fact a superior breed of gamefowl.  Even though the bird is a crossed to become a polecat it has noticeably and exceptionally improved every breeding program they have been introduced to worldwide.  Just like how Walter Kelso crossed Albany, Roundhead, and Whitehackle strains for his famous Kelso strain. This strain is also known to some as “the pole cats” and several cocks of this cross have never been touched after a dozen shows.  This is a pole cat!  This is the result of fine American Gamefowl breeding. As a result several of my clients have proudly dropped every other fowl and started over with the American Gamefowl polecat breed!  Some of my clients later call them butchers because it is what they do in competition and some of my bloodline does come from Phil Marsh.  Its just hard for a man not to notice fowl after it has prevailed over a dozen times without a scratch – the Polecat is a kind of Bruce Lee in gamefowl and with Sweater & Marsh claret strains together its been unbeatable.

 

Claret – “Old Timers”

Colonel Madigan's Claret was by far the best perfected Claret fowl ever created.  Two great fellow cockers have kept the bird what it should be.

 

 

Juan Garza originated this fowl with his father from Mexico and from this cross they created a type of fowl that dominated Texas for over half a century.  Their Roundheads have a Whitehackle in the wood shed obviously - just look at this stag above.  During this time they developed a gamecock which no other fowl could compete with in any derby which was a Roundhead, Claret, and  Kelso called their 3- way.  This Claret & Roundhead cross however looks exactly like old time Colonel Madigan's clarets with pearl legs and black spurs. And they get the trophies to prove it.  Together when crossed with a Garza Roundhead they become exactly what old time Colonel Madigan clarets look like with pearl legs and black spurs.  The battle cross has won more trophies and derbies than any other fowl!  Truly top of the line fowl that have been perfected by a legendary family in gamefowl history Garza & Garza. Garza Sr. passed away a few years ago however his son continues the families great legacy in game fowl excellence. 

 

Most people get Clarets confused with Kelso fowl – that is because Mr. Kelso used an old Colonel Madigan Claret hen that he crossed with a McClanahan, Whitehackle, and Albany as the foundation for his Kelso fowl.  Making Kelso a new genetic created in American Gamefowl history which was perfect by Johnny Jumper Kelso which is heavily dominated by Colonel Madigan Claret’s genetics.  Thus the American Gamefowl was created.   I feel they are what Colonel Madigan was truly going for and keeps from line breeding the genetics.  This family and their strain has won over 85% of their showings, spars, and derbies throughout the world.  Both the Madigan Claret from Wallace and Garza are a perfect match of pure stains that have been vigorously culled and improved for several generations.  The Clarets come from two breeders and have pearl legs and black spurs the two families both have won over 85% with these birds in major competition. These Clarets will improve any breeding program.