BLUEFACE HATCH
by Paul Edward V. Tan and Noel R. Dimatulac (September 19, 2009)
In the spring of 1949, Ted McLean had two beautiful “Straight
Bred McLean Hatch Stags”, but Ted McLean only wanted
to breed one. They were full brothers, well made, green
legged, weighed about 4.10 lbs, and they could not be
distinguished except that one was a pea comb. His wing
clip was 48-90; while the straight comb was 48-96.
In order to determine who is more worthy for the breeding
pens, Ted McLean decided to heel them up and fight them
which Ted McLean and Harry Parr did in McLean's pit in
the barn. The straight comb proved to be the better fighter
and cutter. Consequently, the straight comb blinded the
pea comb stag. Being a strict and meticulous gameness
breeder, Ted McLean said he had seen enough and ordered
to cut the head off of the pea comb McLean Hatch (48-90).
Well, it was Harry Parr who handled the pea comb stag.
Harry Parr claimed that “when the pea comb stag
was in his hands it is evidently clear that all he wanted
to do was get at the other stag.” After being pitted,
he would search and as soon as contact was made, explodes.
Thus, Harry Parr decided to take the pea comb stag and
nurse him back to health. After a couple of weeks he regained
the sight of one eye and was soon back in good health.
Subsequently, Harry Parr bred the pea comb McLean Hatch
(Cock 48-90) for two years and one day, before Ted McLean
would ask Harry Parr to send the pea comb McLean Hatch
(Cock 48-90) to Lun Gilmore. Lun Gilmore wanted a cock
and at that time Ted did not have a really good one to
spare. Consequently, Harry Parr shipped the cock.
Lun Gilmore and Pete Frost bred the Cock 48-90 to a hen
that Ted had previously given to Pete. This hen was 47-65
(Straight Stuff x Morgan Whitehackle), by Green Leg Cock
no. 2, the "straight stuff" out of hen no. 81
which was a Morgan Whitehackle from Heinie Mathesius.
(You see none of the "straight stuff" on the
hen side ever got out.) Prior to this Ted had given Pete
Frost the Green Leg Cock no. 53 which became the sire
of the Frost "Cherries". Lun Gilmore and Pete
Frost had also bred this cock to hen 47-65 and sent Ted
McLean and Harry Parr a stag from that mating which was
called, after Lun, the "Alligator Cock".
The BLUE FACE BLOODLINE emerged from these three birds:
Hen 47-65, Cock 53, Cock 48-90.
On the other hand, Sweater McGinnis was involved in the
fighting activities of Lun Gilmore and Pete Frost at this
time. Subsequently, the next time Harry Parr saw Sweater
McGinnis was January 1958 in Orlando. Sweater McGinnis
told Harry Parr that these "Blue Face" were
the gamest chickens he had ever seen and that he kept
the seed stock pure just to make battle crosses.
Sweater McGinnis asked Harry Parr if he would let him
have another cock. Thus, Harry Parr sent him Cock 57-340.
Sweater McGinnis told Harry Parr not to worry, because
Mr. McGinnis didn't let the "straight" ones
go but that they all fought under the name of "Blue
Face". At one time, his favorites were ¼ Blue
Face-¼ Regular Grey x ½ Leiper, bred in
various combinations. Like all the other breeders, Sweater
McGinnis experimented with many crosses and blends in
an effort to produce superior battle cocks, but recognized
the value of keeping the seed stock pure.
Parenthetically, Harry Parr was fortunate to get Cock
57-340 (Blue Face Hatch) back after Sweater’s death
through the help of Willis Holding.
Amongst the breeders who have maintained the BLUE FACE
HATCH, it was Richard Kelly who truly bred according to
the blueprint of the BLUE FACE HATCH. CARSON FARM was
fortunate enough and was able to buy two Broodcocks and
two Broodhens from Richard Kelly in 2005.
The BLUE FACE HATCH of CARSON FARM is excellent to cross
with the Cardinal Club Kelsos, and Sweaters which enabled
CARSON FARM to win the Back-to-Back Champion in Fernando
Coliseum. Moreover, CARSON FARM is also successful with
the BLUE FACE x ROUNDHEAD cross which gave WINS during
the past stag derbies.
The BLUE FACE gives gameness and power especially to stags.
You cannot go wrong with the BLUE FACE HATCH for infusion
purposes.
MCLEAN HATCH
by Paul Edward V. Tan and Noel R. Dimatulac (September 19, 2009)
Every bloodline should start at something. Of course,
they hatched from eggs. However, sometimes, tracing them
through history might be too cumbersome, if not impossible
considering the many adulterated information that have
been circulated. Thus, I decided to make a cut off and
start from Ted McLean of Maryland, through the story of
Harry Par in 1977.[1]
In the early 1930’s, Mr. E. S. Hatch have been raising
gamefowls consisting of four (4) basic bloodlines namely:
1) THE “BEASY” BREASTED LIGHT RED WHITEHACKLES;
2) THE BROWN BREASTED REDS WHITEHACKLE; 3) HERMAN DURYEA
BOSTON ROUNDHEADS; and 4) THE GREEN LEGGED JIM THOMSON
FOWL. The first two bloodlines of Whitehackles originated
from the strains which Mike Kearny brought from Ireland.
On the other hand, the Boston Roundhead was added to the
fowls of Sandy Hatch when the latter worked for Herman
Duryea. Lastly, the Green Legged fowl of Jim Thomson was
also included and incorporated among the bloodlines which
Mr. Hatched maintained. The strain which was developed
out of these four bloodlines was called the “STRAIGHT
STUFF” which was coined by Ted McLean and Harry
Par.
Moreover, in the same period of time, E.S. Hatch and E.T.
McLean were on the floor of the stock exchange and a friendship
was forged between the two individuals. As evidence and
testimony of their friendship, Sandy Hatch gave Ted McLean
a “STRAIGHT STUFF COCK” which was a strain
which was developed out of the four bloodlines that Mr.
Hatch had--considering that Mr. Hatch barely parted with
his fowls.
In those days, GAMENESS was the name of the game. Although
the HATCH FOWL did not compile a great winning record;
nonetheless, it still became so popular because of the
immeasurable toughness and immense power that it possesses.
Ted McLean was intelligent enough to breed towards these
traits. However, every bloodline has its downside. The
HATCH FOWL are poor cutters, low headed dumb fighters;
that usually take two or three shots before unleashing
one of their patented hay makers—the machine gun
shuffle. Obviously as the heels got faster their ability
to win lessened, so they are useless now if fought pure.
Their value then, is only as an ingredient to produce
battle cocks.
Ted McLean established his gamefarm in Maryland and had
the finest gamefarm facilities a cocker could have ever
seen at that time. Every year, Ted McLean experimented
on breeding his fowl with other bloodlines, resulting
to superior feathered gladiators. However, due to the
strict gameness criterion of the breeder, as soon as one
quit from these experimental breedings, all chickens containing
that blood went under the axe. In 1954, Ted McLean retired
from raising Chickens, although he continued to go with
Harry Parr to the cockpits. At that time, all the yard
of Ted McLean was inherited by Harry Par, and the only
bloodline that had stood the test of time is the “STRAIGHT
STUFF” blood that came from Sandy Hatch.
The McLean Hatch come both green legged and yellow legged,
single comb and pea-comb. The hens are whearon or "dirty"
partridge, and the cocks red. They vary in shades from
dark mahogany to light reds with white under hackles and
white in wings and tail. On the other hand, the Yellow-legged
McLean Hatch are usually single comb yellow legged, reverting
back to the Kearny Whitehackles. Most of the cocks' breasts
are flecked with brown and quite a few come with lemon
hackles at the shoulders.
Amongst the many other breeders who acquired the HATCH
FOWL from Ted McLean, it was HAROLD BROWN of RedFox Farm
who became one of the famous breeders of the McLean Hatch—if
not the most famous. However, Harold Brown did not become
famous by simply maintaining the Straight Stuff of Ted
McLean. He infused 1/8 blood of the Leiper to perfect
its fighting style. Some accounts show that the Leiper
Hatch came from E.S. Hatch as well. Cocks come 90% peacomb,
either dark or lemon hackle, average weight 5-6 pounds.
Hens are either buff (McLean influence), or darker (Lieper
influence).[2]
Meanwhile, a man by the name of LARRY ROMERO of Green
Jeans Farm, used to walk roosters for Harold Brown.
Subsequently, he was able to establish the Green Jeans
Farm and was able to maintain the REAL DEAL MCLEANS.
CARSON FARM was blessed to have acquired the McLean
Hatch from GREEN JEANS FARM of Larry Romero. Presently,
CARSON FARM has been using this POWERFUL MEAN MACHINE
MCLEANS to improve the gameness of the Sweaters, Roundheads,
Clarets, Hennies and soon to be developed Doms (“Buliks”).
Aside from creating game battle crosses, CARSON FARM
has been developing a CARSON FARM HATCH from a concoction
of straight hatches in the farm. Soon, CARSON FARM will
be releasing green legged Hatches suited for the long
knife.
Win or lose is how you play the game.
Gilmore Hatch
Direct from the Brood Pen of Slick Lizard Farm of Jerry Adkins and
Jason Campbell and Bruce (Mr. Sweater) Barnett.
North Carolina Blueface
I bought this in 2005 from Mr. Richard Kelly, 2 Brood
cocks and
2 Brood hens
excellent cross to our Cardinal Kelso
and Sweater
this cross win for us
back to back Champion in Fernando Coliseum.
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