The cock was also sometimes placed inside an earthenware jar to prevent it from moving. Variations on the theme included goose quailing (or squailing), when a goose was substituted, and cock thrashing or cock whipping, which involved a cock being placed in a pit where the blindfolded participants would attempt to hit it with their sticks.
In this activity, the rooster was sometimes confined within an earthenware jar to prevent its movement. Other forms included using a goose (goose quailing or squailing) and placing a rooster in a pit for participants to hit with sticks while blindfolded (cock thrashing or cock whipping).