Basic Conditioning for Gamefowl

Pre-Conditioning

i) Feeds and supplement

ii) Mental Conditioning
iii) Physical Conditioning

21- day keep

I. Feeds and supplement for Pre Conditioning

20% Stag developer

20% High protein power pellets

40% grains

10% Jockey oats

10% Cracked Corn

1 table spoon of electrogen mix at feeds (good for 10 stags)

.3 ml of red cell every morning after feeding

Bexan XP after feeding PM (.5mL)

II. Mental Conditioning

1.Hardening (very important)
2. Noise simulation
3. Cock box
4. Resting pen
5. Travel
6. Color familiarization
7. Handlers

III. Physical Conditioning

1. Scratch box or scratching for 10 minutes (2months)
2. Sparring 3x a week for 2 months (long release 3 meters; short release 1 meter)
3. Hand sparring

Sparring Schedule: on different hours especially between 7 pm and 11 pm..

21 day keep.

Day 1-5 : Feeding same as pre-con just add egg white ¼ per cock/stag

Increase scratching to 15 mins. 3-6am or 1 to 4pm.

Hand sparring after scratching

Light Massage after every training

Supplement: Red Cell and electrogen addede to feeds or water

Other supplement like Ganador Max must be given 1-3 pm when rooster starts to empty.

Day 6-10: Same feeds

Increase scratching to 20 mins. 3-6am or 1-4pm.

Hand sparring after scratching

Light massage after training

Red cell and/or Electrogen

Day 11-15: Same feeds

Decrease scratching to 10 mins. 3-6am or 1-4pm

Hand sparring

Light Massage

Red Cell / electrogen

Day 16-20 : Same feeds

Decrease scratching to 5 minutes. 3-6am

2 minutes kahig

Light massage.

Red cell / electrogen

Proper Conditioning 21 day keep.

Day 1. Bexan XP .5ml

Day 4. Gandaor Max

Day 7. Bexan XP .5ml

Day 8. Energel

Day 10. Ganador Max

Day 13. Bexan XP .5ml

Day 16. Energel

Day 18. Bexan XP. Last supplement.

Day 16-20.

5AM. 5 mins scratch box.

7am. Regular feeding

9am. Fly Pen

11am to 2pm. Fly Pen

6 pm/. To teepees if weather permits.

Travel Tips:

1. Use carton box instead of plastic

2. Check box size in comparison to stags/cocks.
3. Put banana leaves fresh or dried
4. Limber at least 5 mins before putting inside boxes to drop.
5. No feed before travel.
6. Make sure carton box is properly levelled
7. Better if perpendicular to the vehicle’s position
8. Open window 1 inch for fresh air to circulate (if aircon)
9. No air freshener, perfume, or smoke when travelling.
10. Proper spacing for Carton/Derby box must be observed for good air circulation.
 Pointing

How to identify proper moisture:

1. Inner moisture: (hackle feathers-Fly away) (Stretch, Scales- not shiny) (cheeks-oily and puffy,
droppings)
2. Environmental Moisture – Hygrometer, Thermometer.

Basic Training Facilities

Not just what you have but why you have them There are basic facilities and equipment in keeping and
conditioning gamefowl and there are principles behind each of them, reasons of their existence.

The tie cord. The tie cord is the most basic, and the least expensive of these facilities. In its entire life, it
is in the tie cord that the cocks stays most of the time. The longer the tie cord the better. But two meters
of tie cords and about four feet of roosting pole are sufficient to serve the purpose.  The tie cord
provides basic exercise as it allows the cock to walk around the whole day, or fly to the roost whenever
it wants to.  Tie cords should be under sufficient shade to avoid the cock getting too much exposure to
the heat of the sun that could kill it. Most of the time, artificial shade in the form of teepees is provided.
Tie-cords should be set up in slightly rolling terrain to avoid stagnant water, and should be in grassy
area. 

Conditioning pens. Then there are the conditioning pens of different sizes and dimensions. Again the
bigger the better. But for practical purposes, 10 feet by 10 feet; 4 feet by 8 feet; 6 feet by 6 feet, will
suffice. As to the height, 6 feet is enough, with the roost at 4 feet high.  It is advisable to have varying
dimensions as it will encourage the cocks to be more active when rotated to different pens. Note that
after a while on a particular place roosters tend to relax and become less active. But when rotated to
different-looking pens, they become active again.  The purpose of rotation keep is to encourage the
birds to move around most of the day, thus allowing them ample natural exercise.  Conditioning pens
should not be covered, except for a small area that would provide shelter for the birds in case of rain.
Without roofing, it is thus necessary that conditioning pens are placed in shaded areas, ideally under
trees.  Since the purpose is to encourage movement, conditioning pens should be built individually so
there will be no walling or partition. Cocks inside the pens should have unhampered view to the
outside. 

Fly pens. Four feet by eight feet flying pens are standard. Flying pens should be 10 or 12 feet high. The
roost should be adjustable at 5, 6, 7, and 8 feet. Initially set the roost at 5 feet to enable the cock to
familiarize and become accustomed to a roosting pole higher than the usual 4 feet in the tie cord.
Afterward you can set it higher and higher, accordingly. 

Flying pens should be roofed, and with partition between pens. Design the flying pens so that you can
place a hen in between two cocks. This will encourage flying as the cocks can only see the hen from the
roost. Once at the roost the cocks will likely go down believing he could be with the hen down. Once
down he has to fly up again in order to see the hen. This will be repeated a few times, allowing for some
wing exercise, before the cock will finally realize the futility of his effort and settle down.  If your fly pens
also serve as pointing pens, don’t forget to lower the roosting pole as fight day comes closer. And don’t
place hens in between the pens anymore. 

Training Table. Many conditioners, mostly those in the US where they fight in gaff and short knife,
regard the workout table as the foundation of the whole training. On the table they perform such
exercises as fly, flip, run roll, and many others to develop the cocks power and stamina.  Such is not the
case in our slasher fighting, in which quickness, cutting ability, timing and presence of mind are more
important than power and stamina. 

Scratch boxes. Cocks in a conditioning program are fed with high protein, and are subjected to more
rigorous exercises, thus, there is the possibility of them becoming muscle-bound and acquiring too much
concentration of lactic acid in the muscles. To avoid this, they should be regularly placed in the scratch
box. Five to 10 minutes in the box is necessary every time the cocks are subjected to heavy exercise such
as sparring, table workouts, kahig or sampi. A few minutes of fast scratching after heavy workout will
unwind, relax and tone the leg muscles of the cocks.  For faster and lighter scratching, use dry banana
leaves as liter. For heavy scratching which we sometimes resort to in order to develop some leg muscles,
use corn or rice straw.  Throw a few pieces of cracked corn or pellets to the cocks in the box to
encourage them to scratch. 

3x3 wire pens. The folding 3 feet by 3 feet wire pens are most popular nowadays. These light-weight
and  inexpensive pens are very convenient for limbering the cocks on fight day. However, most days the
pens serve as resting pens at the farm for cocks under conditioning regimen. It is advisable to rest the
cocks in the keep at noontime as the day gets hotter. The 3 x 3 wire pens under the trees or in the
roofed area are ideal for the purpose. These pens could also double as scratch boxes. 

Lights. Lights are very important in conditioning cocks for derbies or hacks. You have to make use of
lights, not only to accustom the cocks to artificial lights in the cockpit, but more important, to provide
longer daylight. Longer daylight, say at least 14 hours, somehow has a positive effect on the gamefowl’s
hormones.

 
Training pit. A lighted training pit will provide an area where you can spar and train the cocks. It should
be big enough to provide room for sparring and for the regular palakad, kahig at sampi. It should be
lighted because many conditioning activities are done at dawn, before daybreak. Also it is a good idea to
spar the birds at dawn when they are fully empty and well rested. 

Weighing scale. Weighing scale is another must. You can’t condition cocks properly without knowing
their fighting weights. Weigh the cocks regularly. 

Pointing pens. The pointing pens are smaller versions of the fly pens. Three feet wide, 6 feet long and 5
feet high is ideal. If the intention of conditioning pens is to encourage activity, the pointing pens are
designed to encourage rest. Thus, pointing pens should be as covered and enclosed as possible, allowing
the cock limited view to the outside. Pointing pens should be set up away from the tie cords and the
other pens. They are sort of isolated meditation chambers. 

Holding stalls. As the fight day nears, it is better to place the cocks in the holding stalls for one or two
hours a day until a day or two before the fight when the cocks are placed in the stalls for longer periods.
Aside from providing rest, placing the cock in the holding stalls also familiarizes the cock and become
used to it, and thus avoid stress that it might experience if it were placed in the stall for the first time on
fight day. 

Cock house. As the fight draws nearer, cocks are allowed more rest. Thus, the pointing pens, the 3x3
folding pens and the stalls. Two days before the fight, cocks are given much rest. They are placed in
holding stalls inside a cock house to completely shelter them from the elements. Some cock houses are
air-conditioned to promote controlled environment where temperature and humidity are constantly
kept within the birds’ comfort zone. 

VOLTPLEX KQ

Creatine + L-Carnitine + Ubiquinone + Vitamin E + Thiamine

The Kill Quick Advantage

Creatine + L-Carnitine + Ubiquinone + Vitamin E + Thiamine = Ultimate Power and Energy.

The powerful combination of the components of VOLTPLEX KQ provides non-stop power and energy during fights.

It is formulated to provide gamefowls with the following:

• Sustained power production
• Enhanced stamina
• Gameness and aggressiveness
• Alertness during fight
• Aids in digestion thus preventing crop bound.
• Enhances breeding capabilities of broodcocks.

Dosage and administration:

Gamefowl: 1 tablet of VOLTPLEX KQ after feeding (morning & afternoon) on the last 2 days of conditioning and 1
tablet after morning feed day of fight.

Broodcock: 1 tablet of VOLTPLEX KQ 3 times a week during breeding season.

RELOAD

D-Ribose + Potassium Chloride + Sodium Citrate

The Stress Buster

D-Ribose + Electrolytes
Provide sufficient energy requirements before and
after travelling and during conditioning. It is
formulated to provide gamefowls with the following:

• Boost Energy Supply during actual fight.

• Maintains electrolytes balance during pointing.
• Maintains good condition during treneous training.
• Increase glucose reserved.

Dosage and Administration

During Conditioning (last 3 days of conditioning)

Give 7 drops of Reload Plus morning and afternoon

Traveling
Give 7 drops of Reload Plus before putting inside
the cockbox. Upon arriving let the gamefowl rest in a
limber pen for 30-45mins. then give 7 drops of
Reload Plus. 

Newly Hatched Chicks

Give 1-2 drops of Reload Plus per head of newly
hatched chicks. Mix 2ml of Reload Plus in 20ml of
clean water. Enough for every 10 days to be
consumed on the first 2 hours.

RESPIGEN 15
Vitamin B15 (Pangamic Acid), Vitamin E and Selenium

Maaasahan sa Oras ng Basaan!!!

Respigen 15 contains Vitamin B15 (Pangamic Acid), Vitamin E and Selenium that helps gamefowl last longer during
drag fight (basaan).
•Provide stamina and endurance during strenuous fight.
•Delays onset of fatigue
•Very tough and hard to kill
•Improves oxygen flow to the muscles and vital organs of the body
•Improves blood flow
•Prevents leg paralysis
•Increases muscular strength

Dosage and Administration: 

Injectable
Inject 0.2ml of Respigen 15 Injectable (IM – deep intra mascular) every 3 days during conditioning period, preferably
early in the morning or late in the afternoon. 

Oral Drops 
Give 7 drops of Respigen 15 Drops every 3 days during conditioning period, preferably early in the morning or late in
the afternoon. Last day of administration is one day before the fight.

PROMOTOR 43
Amino Acids + Multi-vitamins

The Vitamin Supplement for All Seasons

PROMOTOR 43 is formulated to provide gamefowls with excellence physical condition for breeding, molting,
conditioning and maintenance. It contains Vitamins and Amino Acids to support gamefowl during conditioning,
breeding molting and maintenance.

Dosage and Administration:

Conditioning – 1 capsule of Promotor 43 every other day.

Breeding – 1 capsule of Promotor 43 every other day.

Maintenance and after Molting – 1 capsule of Promotor 43 (2 times a week)

TRUE GRIT
Grits + Vitamins + Minerals

WITH TOXIN BINDER

True Grit contains soluble and insoluble grits imported from Australia to facilitate grinding of intact seeds for better
digestion and enough supply of Calcium. The grits are impregnated with vitamins, minerals and toxin binders thus
preventing molds which might affect the immune system of the bird.

•Prevents crop bound or indigestion

•Enhances digestion of whole intact seeds in the feed by grinding and wearing away their outer shell
•Enhances endurance of gamefowl during conditioning period.
•Prevents vitamin and mineral deficiency
•Contains Calcium to strengthen bones

Dosage and Administration:

Pre-Conditioning and Conditioning

1 capsule of True Grit after morning feed every day.
Last day of administration is 3 days before fight.

Maintenance
Give 1 capsule of True Grit 3 times a week.

BITAMAX
Vitamin B-Complex + Amino Acids + Liver Extract

Bitamax is a combination of B-complex Vitamins, Amino Acids and Liver extract which provide excellent muscle
development to produce maximum strength and endurance during trainings and actual fight.

•Extreme muscular strength during conditioning, training and actual fight

•Aids in the formation of red blood cells for better blood circulation to different vital organs
•Optimum fighting performance
•Stamina and Endurance
•Fast recovery in any stress and diseases
•Enhances reproductive performance of breeding materials.

Dosage and Administration:

Conditioning
Stags: 0.3ml – 0.5ml intramuscularly once a week
Cocks: 0.5ml intramuscularly once a week

Pre-Conditioning
0.3ml – 0.5ml intramuscularly once a week

Maintenance
0.5ml intramuscularly once a week 

Breeding 0.5ml intramuscularly once a week