OEGB or Dutch Bantams? Help Me Choose & Show Me your Birds

[gootziecat]

If I can find a breeder of the colors I like I will probably go with Dutch, and if not I will go with OEGB. That's where I am at now. I would love to help out a rarer breed but that means it's a struggle to get them too.

Absolutely. That's all part of going with a rare breed. It's painful to see any breed slip into near extinction. But it also takes a special breeder to withstand the hurdles they will encounter.

 

[Silexian]

Hi all! I've had various chickens all my life and right now I am down to some bantam mutts. I love them but I want to get back into purebreds and hopefully show them at my local country fairs like I used to (and maybe some bigger shows but probably won't actually end up doing so). I am torn between Old English Game Bantams and Dutch Batams.

I really love OEGB but don't want to have to dub them (not starting anything on this just stating my preferences). So should I go with a breed I love and just show the hens if I ever go to a big show, I don't think the country fairs will care about the roosters being dubbed anyway. Has anyone else just shown hens?

Or should I go with the dutch? They are very similar in appearance and have very similar colors but don't need to be dubbed to show them (least I don't think?).
As far as I can tell the only easy to see difference are their white ears.

The colors I'm interested in are Self Blue (Lavender), Blue, Blue Splash.

I'd love to hear your opinions on both breeds and see pictures of your birds in any color to help me decide

I have both breeds. Both breeds are fun little chickens to raise. Old English are much easier to come by. Especially quality genetics. I just got my start of light brown dutch last year. They are going to need some work to get them closer to true dutch standards. I did luck out and had a few chicks with cream light brown coloring hatch this year. I am working on establishing that line also.