Quote: I'm not trying to do anything too serious w my birds, just to personally enjoy the entertainment they bring.
First I wanted birds that don't run to farthest end of the yard when they see me. Before I got any Gamefowl I research them a lot and read they should be very social and calm birds. I have some very human social birds now. I know most into Gamefowl call birds garbage for a different reason but if the bird isn't comfortable around me it ruins my experience. They are not just money making machines to me.
I went to Redding (3 hours East from me) and picked a huge 'Shamo' that was not pure at all. It was really big but didn't have proper Shamo body and tail like American Games. I got it cause it was real big, 12#. He look like a real big American / Oriental cross. You can't see any more traces of his tail or body in my birds now.