The Old English Game is a British breed of domestic chicken. It was probably originally bred for cockfighting. Two different standards are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain: Carlisle Old English Game and Oxford Old English Game. There is also an Old English Game bantam. Jan 10, 2012  The Old English Game bantam is a delightful breed of chicken. It is a small, pugnacious, and charming little chicken that embodies the idea of pride and “chickenhood. ” Their larger counterparts are the direct descendants of the jungle fowl, but the bantams are the end result of careful selective breeding of various backyard bantams. Standard Old English game Standard old English game fowl chickens are said to be one of the oldest breeds of fowl and are noted for their gameness – their courage and indomitable spirit. The male of the species is very territorial and will defend his ground against other invading roosters.

The Old English Game is a British breed of domestic chicken. It was probably originally bred for cockfighting.^[4] Two different standards are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain: Carlisle Old English Game and Oxford Old English Game.^[6] There is also an Old English Game bantam.^[6]

History[edit]

Characteristics[edit]

The Old English Game has many colour variants. Twenty-eight are recognised by the American Poultry Association,^[5] while the Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture lists thirty-three.^[7] In Britain, thirteen colours are recognised for the Carlisle type, and thirty for the Oxford type.^[4]

Use[edit]

Since the abolition of cock-fighting in 1849, the Old English Game has been kept primarily for show. Old English Game hens may lay about forty small tinted eggs in a year.^[4]

References[edit]

Old English Game Bantam Club

1. ^Breed data sheet: Old English Game/United Kingdom. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2014.
2. ^Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN9789251057629. Accessed November 2016.
3. ^ ^abcdefVictoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN9781405156424.
4. ^ ^abcdOld English Game. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed November 2016.
5. ^ ^abAPA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
6. ^ ^abcBreed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
7. ^Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.

Blue Old English Game Bantam

Black Breasted Red Old English Game Bantam Chickens