Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

[WVduckchick]

Dutch then. OEGB have red earlobes.

Is that true of all oegb colors?

 

[jophus]

Is that true of all oegb colors?

No. Some have "mulberry" earlobes, which is some blue mixed in with the red. Lemon blues show this color especially when laying. I've had white show up in several varieties in small amounts. It's a defect, but it's not uncommon.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

In the past few weeks, the earlobes of some of my four month old "oegbs" seem to be becoming more pronounced and white or blue. I think I may have some of Ideal's final batch of Dutch and I'm not at all upset about it. I've actually considered "switching" to Dutch if I want to show any males, since I won't dub any of my birds.

 

[jophus]

In the past few weeks, the earlobes of some of my four month old "oegbs" seem to be becoming more pronounced and white or blue. I think I may have some of Ideal's final batch of Dutch and I'm not at all upset about it. I've actually considered "switching" to Dutch if I want to show any males, since I won't dub any of my birds.

You could always go with female lines and show girls. I like the OEGB ladies as much, if not more, than the roos. A well bred OEGB pullet with proper form and proportion is, to me, one of the most beautiful birds you'll see.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

My OEGB cockerel, Chipmunk. Is he a black breasted red or a brown red or another variety? Or is he still too young to tell?

 

[jophus]

View attachment 1089192 View attachment 1089193 View attachment 1089194 My OEGB cockerel, Chipmunk. Is he a black breasted red or a brown red or another variety? Or is he still too young to tell?

BBR

 

[WVduckchick]

You could always go with female lines and show girls. I like the OEGB ladies as much, if not more, than the roos. A well bred OEGB pullet with proper form and proportion is, to me, one of the most beautiful birds you'll see.

I agree!
She wasn't perfect, but this was my favorite little girl Clara. Dang hawk took her from me last year, but I've yet to breed any other chicken that i thought was more beautiful.

 

[jophus]

Little Crele and his girls are coming along very nicely.

 

[WVduckchick]

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Little Crele and his girls are coming along very nicely.

Very nice!

 

[Poultrybreeder]

Here is a little OEGB I got from Rockytop, and yes he is an OEGB not a miniature game