Old English Game
FAO (2007): not at risk[2]: 152 | |
| Country of origin | England |
|---|---|
| Traits | |
| Weight | |
| Egg color | white tinted[4] |
| Comb type | Single |
| Classification | |
| APA | All other standard breeds[5] |
| PCGB | Hard feather[6] |
| |
The Old English Game is a British
bantam.[6]
Characteristics
The Old English Game has many colour variants. Twenty-eight are recognised by 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
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
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed November 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9781405156424.
- ^ a b c d Old English Game. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed November 2016.
- ^ a b APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
- ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.