Hainan Fowl

In our constant search to create the perfect warrior, breeders have tried using and infusing gamecock breeds from all over the world. Some notable breeders had success in the past, and up until the present, some breeders are still incorporating oriental blood and other ancient bloodlines. Herman Pinnion,  a very famous breeder was said to have used the Hainan Fowl from China in his breeding program. 

During the 1930s Herman Pinnion had some Chinese Immigrants under his employ. They were assigned to work in his farm and they brought these fowls with them. It is said that he crossed these fowls with his own bloodlines which resulted in pea combed fowl with long tails. This bloodline may still be present in modern day Pinnions but probably a very small percentage remains.

The Hainan fowl originated in the Hainan province in southern china. Some rural communities refer to this fowl as the "tail fighters". Their appearance and occasional mutations suggest that they descended from the Green Jungle fowl from Java. 

Aside from the long tail feathers of the rooster, pea-combed birds having one centrally located wattle and rounded neck feathers are known to exist within the flocks of older, long-time breeders. This suggests that southern China had trade with Java, Indonesia, prior to the 7th century AD.

Black-breasted red is the most common plumage color pattern. Silver and gold ducking is also known to exist. As well as black-tailed red ginger. Leg colors are green and yellow, varying even within the same flock.