The differences of Boston and Lacy Roundheads
These two bloodlines are probably the most popular breed of fowls in slasher fighting where speed and cutting abilities are essential to win this type of game. Maybe, these texts could look and sound boring for professional roundhead breeders, but I am sure that it will help beginners to know their differences and appreciates the qualities and skills they possess.
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Both breeds are pea combs and both are proven to have the best qualities suitable for slasher fighting. They were very good and outstanding in the early stages of fight but were not tough when fights came down to a give and take affair. They are best when blended with other lines to make them a better fighters.
The Boston Roundheads
They have heavy feathering, light red to orange feather, black breasted, and has several white streaked in wings and tail then most are medium stations, they also are yellow legged. There were records saying that this is the original roundhead line that came to U.S. in East Boston. It was brought by a steamer ship from England in the year 1864.
Fighting abilities:
Cool headed, smart, very patient, fast on the ground and on the air, sometimes delivers fast unexpected strapping shuffles at the back of its opponent when both of them are in the ground. They also side step their opponent to avoid getting hit, multiple shuffler, has a very good timing to deliver its blow and they are high breakers.
Most are defensive fighters where they always wait their opponent to attack first before they initiate to engage in the fight. This smart cautious fighting tactics originated from Oriental lines where the Boston Roundheads came from.
The Boston Roundhead is very good to cross with light strains like…Lemons, Clarets, Kelso and Sweaters.
The Lacy Roundheads
The are tight feathered then most are dark red to wine red in color, better body conformation than Boston’s with medium to high stations and are white and yellow legged, better stations than Boston.
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Fighting abilities:
Smart but a bit more aggressive compared to Boston, fast multiple shuffler, vertical flyer, high breaker than Boston and more of an accurate cutter. Most are offensive, where they initiate the first move to attack their opponent, and some bluffs their opponent like flying high in mid-air or in close fight moving their head and body from left to right as fast as they could to deceive the opponent.
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The Lacy Roundhead is very good to cross with heavy-strain fowls like Green Legs or Yellow Leg Hatches, Albany’s, Greys like the Regular Greys, Joe Goode Greys, and Law Greys.