Old English Game Bantam Thread!

[Chicksnmind]

After looking at these pictures I think my girls are OEB crosses (maybe with silkie as one has dark skin and the other has 5toes). Are they bigger or smaller than d’uccle‘s? Mine are a bit smaller but their eggs aren’t . They fly really well and are a bit flighty but nice.

This picture show their size. My EE is the black chicken, and through the wire you can see my d’uccle .

 

[HuffleClaw]

Not any nice glamor shots--in the best one, he's still growing stuff in from his first molt. =( Even now, his tail feathers are still encased halfway up in that whitish sheath. Sooner or later, 9 Volt might actually look nice! LOL This first is the day after we rescued him (July 13, he was my birthday present to myself ).
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This next one was his Thanksgiving dinner, complete with the Lions losing in the background. View attachment 1616142 As close to a glamor shot as I could get, about to lose half those tail feathers in his molt.
View attachment 1616144 ...And mad at me on election day. He barked the whole time, goofy little guy!
View attachment 1616145...And here's a red pyle photo I stole off the interwebz the other day. The pyles are gorgeous!
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He’s a pretty boy! Funny enough, you rescued him on my birthday as well! (July 13th)

 

[GrannyHeeney]

Can you suggest a feed for this little feller? During his rehabilitation, he had him on the girls' layer feed with tidbits of extra protein and such. Now that he's at full health, I wonder if it's the layer feed that's trying to grow that darn beak back out to where it was when we found him. Got a suggestion for some permanent tucker for an active, healthy OEGB couch roo?

 

[GrannyHeeney]

He’s a pretty boy! Funny enough, you rescued him on my birthday as well! (July 13th)

No kidding!!

 

[Alexandra33]

Oh my goodness, I'm in love! Aren't OEGB roosters the best? I like my little hens, too, but they're not generally not as personable.

We also have 30+ OEGBs coming this spring! Brassy Back, Spangled, Crele, and an assortment of 15.

Piper -

Mr. Flops -

Kisses -

Pibbles -

Beeps -

Nice -

Nasty -

Puzzle -

Sweetie Pie -

Mr. Man Thing -

Squeaky -

Alayna -

Teeny, Tiny, and Snickerdoodle -

Sadly, Tiny, Nice, Puzzle, Mr. Man Thing, and Sweetie Pie are no longer with us.

~Alex

 

[GrannyHeeney]

Oh my goodness, I'm in love! Aren't OEGB roosters the best? I like my little hens, too, but they're not generally not as personable.

We also have 30+ OEGBs coming this spring! Brassy Back, Spangled, Crele, and an assortment of 15.

Piper -
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Mr. Flops -
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Kisses -
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Pibbles -
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Beeps -
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Nice -
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Nasty -
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Puzzle -
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Sweetie Pie -
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Mr. Man Thing -
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Squeaky -
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Alayna -
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Teeny, Tiny, and Snickerdoodle -
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Sadly, Tiny, Nice, Puzzle, Mr. Man Thing, and Sweetie Pie are no longer with us.

~Alex

Ooooh, that Crele! What do you call the color of the one with speckles like a Jubilee Orpington? (Sorry, I've only been a chicken mamma about a year)

 

[HuffleClaw]

Can you suggest a feed for this little feller? During his rehabilitation, he had him on the girls' layer feed with tidbits of extra protein and such. Now that he's at full health, I wonder if it's the layer feed that's trying to grow that darn beak back out to where it was when we found him. Got a suggestion for some permanent tucker for an active, healthy OEGB couch roo?

I’d recommend some all-flock feed or flock-raiser. What do you keep him in? Feather-fixer is really good for feathers, too

 

[HuffleClaw]

Oh my goodness, I'm in love! Aren't OEGB roosters the best? I like my little hens, too, but they're not generally not as personable.

We also have 30+ OEGBs coming this spring! Brassy Back, Spangled, Crele, and an assortment of 15.

Piper -
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Mr. Flops -
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Kisses -
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Pibbles -
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Beeps -
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Nice -
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Nasty -
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Puzzle -
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Sweetie Pie -
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Mr. Man Thing -
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Squeaky -
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Alayna -
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Teeny, Tiny, and Snickerdoodle -
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Sadly, Tiny, Nice, Puzzle, Mr. Man Thing, and Sweetie Pie are no longer with us.

~Alex

Beautiful chickens, Alex!

Adorable names!

 

[GrannyHeeney]

About the Birchens--it seems from the pics that they have a dark line running down the center of each white feather? (We thought 9 Volt might be a Birchen in the beginning)

 

[GrannyHeeney]

I’d recommend some all-flock feed or flock-raiser. What do you keep him in? Feather-fixer is really good for feathers, too

Ooooh, gonna find that....it seems he's taking an awful long time in this molt, I hate to think it's just a matter of diet.

Oh! His home---it's currently a very large, very deep, see-thru tub. Big enough to flap and such without hitting the sides but shallow enough for him to hop to the rim when I remove the lid. I have pine shavings in there for bedding. Hubby wants to get him a parrot cage but those poor, wee little curled feet aren't going to allow him to roost properly. =(