Hoovers Hatchery bantam identification

[NewJourney]

She is a spangled old English game bantam

Thank you. That's what I expected her to be, especially now that she's older and is nearly fully feathered. Her face shape and body size looks to me like an OEGB, but I have only had ONE OEGB survive to her age (and beyond) thus far. I've had a very difficult time raising bantams (assorted breeds) from a local seller (I will never buy from her again, all her chicks and ducklings were ill with respiratory illness) and from the assorted bantam bin through Hoover's Hatchery (or Privett as is likely the case with this one that remains with us). I'm so thankful she's growing up nicely. She's beautiful.

Just a few days ago I bought four mixed breed bantam chicks from a friend who told me three I chose are Silky mixed, and one is Barbu D'Uccle mixed. I'm so excited to see them continue to grow.

 

[Ladybird CA]

I have standards and bantams but thinking of rehoming all standards except my gold polish hen since I’m only supposed to keep 5 hens so it would be my favorite bantam hens..til next year when I get more bantams as usual

 

[NewJourney]

Here she is at 20 weeks of age. I still have my now 1-year-old black OEGB hen. Bella (black OEGB) has always been very floofy compared to this little gal. This one (Cookie), which you firmly believed is a splash OEGB still has me thinking Serama (or Sebright?). I've never had a Serama (or Sebright?) but she's still very small. She easily flew up onto mom's roof to get away from my dog that was scaring her. Bella was never able to get quite so high so quickly. I, of course, made my dog stop. She's not been bothered since. That happened when we had little Bella (black OEGB) out with everyone free-ranging our back yard this time last year.

Either way, OEGB or Serama (or Sebright?), she's lovely. But VERY skittish. Her personality and demeanor is nothing like Bella. That, also, is what makes me think she's not OEGB. I tried finding comparison photos and wasn't finding much other than for roosters.

Now that she's much older, do you still feel she's OEGB? Thank you for your time.


Cookie next to a fully grown (and molting) White American Bresse Rooster. Side note: I learned Bresse roosters don't tend to handle excessive heat well. I wouldn't recommend them for climates like Southern NV/Las Vegas area. Their comb shows how they struggle. When I had a flock of these Bresse ever cockerel had the same purple comb during our extreme summer, whereas the hens all did just fine with no noticeable comb coloration change - or problems laying. Also another side note: we've never lost a bird due to summer heat (yet) and never had any that showed signs of heat sickness, thankfully.