Old English Bantam Chickens for sale February to September.
Old English Games are very popular because of their alertness, upright appearance, and confident personality. The males in all of these varieties are very striking with bright colored plumage and a certain "cockiness" to their identity. Old English Game Bantams are a single comb breed with the comb being dubbed (cut) for show purposes. The hens lay a small, off white egg. A small, tightly feathered bird, Old English Games are very hardy, extremely active and very noisy. Old English have figured in the development of many other breeds. The mature cocks should be dubbed (have the comb and wattles removed) with a characteristic cut. This is in keeping with their heritage. Old English hens usually show broodiness. Old English are capable of considerable flight. They are the domestic breed most like the wild jungle fowl in appearance.
American Poultry Association Class: Game Bantam Class
ALBC Conservation Status: Study
Colors:
Silver Duckwing Old English Game Bantams
Black Breasted Red Old English Game Bantams
Black Breasted Brown Red Old English Game Bantams
Barred Old English Game Bantams
Brassy Back Old English Game Bantams
Crele Old English Game Bantams
Red Pyle Old English Game Bantams
Spangled Old English Game Bantams
Wheaten Old English Game Bantams
The Wheaten Old English Game Cock should have a light orange color toning to a flashing gold contrasting with the black breast and tail. The Wheaten Old English Game hen is described as having a ripened wheat color with a black tail except the top two tail feathers being stippled with the wheat color.
White Old English Game Bantams
Blue Old English Game Bantams
Black Old English Game Bantams
Splash Old English Game Bantams are slaty blue and white with a light gray coloring with blue "splashes" throughout the bird. Blue Old English Bantam cockerels (Bl bl) are mated with Blue Old English hens, one out of four of the babies will be Splash Old English Bantams. Splash are homozygous for blue gene (Bl bl) and reproduce pure. Exhibition breeders, however, have found mating blue with splash produces better splash exhibition birds.
History: Old English Games are the modern day descendants of the ancient fighting cocks. They are associated with England but their heritage is almost worldwide and they have changed little in shape or appearance in more than 1,000 years.
I recommend joining the Old English Game Bantam Club of America and the Old English Game Bantam Brassy Back Club.
References: Bantam Chickens by Fred Jeffery, Bantam Standard of Perfection by American Bantam Association, Bantams Intriguing Miniatures by John Skinner, APA Standard of Perfection by American Poultry Association
