Country of origin England PCGB Hard feather Egg production (annual) 160 Egg color Tinted, Cream | Comb type Single Primary use meat Egg size Medium | |
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Conservation status Breed association (2002): secure
FAO (2007): not at risk Weight Male: Carlisle: up to 2.94 kg
Oxford: 1.8–2.5 kg
Bantam: 620–740 g
Female: Carlisle: up to 2.50 kg
Oxford: 0.9–1.36 kg
Bantam: 510–620 g APA All other standard breeds Temperament Self-sufficient, Noisy, Aggressive Recognized variety Brassy Back, Quail, Mille Fleur Similar Modern Game fowl, American Game fowl, Sebright chicken, Rosecomb, Plymouth Rock chicken | ||
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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.
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Characteristics
The Old English Game has many colour variants. Twenty-eight are recognised by the American Poultry Association, while the Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture lists thirty-three. In Britain, thirteen colours are recognised for the Carlisle type, and thirty for the Oxford type.
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.
References
Old English Game fowl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA