Mansfield, IL
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- Purpose
- ornamental
- Egg color
- tinted
- Eggs / year
- ~120
- Hen weight
- ~4 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- bold, feisty, hens tame well
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- high
- APA class
- All Other Standard Breeds
- NPIP stock code
- R273
- Origin
- England
Breed guide
Old English Game
Also known as: OEG, Old English Game Bantam
Descended from the ancient fighting fowl of Britain, now bred for exhibition in dozens of color varieties. Tight-feathered and muscular. These birds live a long time. The bantam version is one of the most popular exhibition bantams in the world.
Keeper's notes
Hardy and self-sufficient on range. Mature cocks cannot be housed together. Hens make superb broodies and fierce mothers.
APA recognized varieties
All Other Std Breeds · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Black 1938Black Breasted Red 1938Brown Red 1938Golden Duckwing 1938Red Pyle 1938Silver Duckwing 1938Spangled 1938White 1938Blue Breasted Red 1965Blue Golden Duckwing 1965Blue Silver Duckwing 1965Lemon Blue 1965Self Blue 1965Crele 1996
Old English Game listings
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Where to find Old English Game
Showing Great Lakes. Change it with the Near box up top.
Regional breeders with this breed on file (83)
Spring Valley, IL
Willow Hill, IL
Chebanse, IL
Mount Zion, IL
Peotone, IL
Sterling, IL
Elkhart, IL
Hettick, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (2)
Mt Gilead, OH
Kinsman, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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