Belgian Game Fowl
aka Liege Game Fowl
A Liege Gamecock: This is a very tall strain -- this bird stands 2' 4" tall and is considered only middling in height. He weighs in at 10 1/2 lb. The image is from 1977.
Photo courtesy of Connie McCardle, from the collection of Manuel Reynolds
The three strains of Belgian Gamefowl are as follows:
Bruges Game (Brugse Vechter)
Liege Game (Combattant Liegeois)
Tiense Vechter or Brabantse Vechter
The Bruges and Liege have peacombs, dark brown eyes, and legs of grey to blaack (no yellow allowed). Since the 1990s, birds with completely black faces, and sometimes black skin and meat, are being bred in Belgium.
Belgian Game Links:
Belgian Gamefowl (from the Asil Club)
Belgian Game: Origin and Characteristics
Two Belgian Game roosters
Photos courtesy of Connie McCardle, from the collection of Manuel Reynolds
I'm not sure of the name of this strain, but it is a 12 lb bird that was used for fighting in steel.
Photo courtesy of Connie McCardle, from the collection of Manuel Reynolds
A couple more Liege Game cocks
Photos courtesy of Greenfire Farms
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