Old English Game
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The Old English Game is a British breed of domestic chicken. It was probably originally bred for cockfighting.[1]Template:R/superscript Two different standards are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain: Carlisle Old English Game and Oxford Old English Game.[2]Template:R/superscript There is also an Old English Game bantam.[2]Template:R/superscript
Characteristics
The Old English Game has many colour variants. Twenty-eight are recognised by the American Poultry Association,[3]Template:R/superscript while the Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture lists thirty-three.[4]Template:R/superscript In Britain, thirteen colours are recognised for the Carlisle type, and thirty for the Oxford type.[1]Template:R/superscript
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.[1]Template:R/superscript
References
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- ↑ a b c Old English Game. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed November 2016.
- ↑ a b Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
- ↑ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- ↑ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
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