Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Ares! I believe he's a black breasted red:

Rosey, a Japanese bantam/OEGB/leghorn bantam hen:

Finny, another japanese bantam/OEGB/leghorn:

Huckleberry (R.I.P. ) yet another japanese bantam/OEGB/leghorn bantam:

 

[enoryz]

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

Here is my breeding quartet.... Boss, Mamas, Roxy, and Little Girl.... They are BBRed (black breasted red)

 

[1cock2hens]

so I am considering going through the mixed bantam bin and attempting to pick out some oegbs, what would you say would be the most telling traits to look for? I know it will be a gamble no matter what.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

so I am considering going through the mixed bantam bin and attempting to pick out some oegbs, what would you say would be the most telling traits to look for? I know it will be a gamble no matter what.

For telling if they are oegb, or for sex?

 

[1cock2hens]

to tell if they are oegb of course

 

[WVduckchick]

Got some decent pics of my boy today, out in the sun.

 

[WVduckchick]

to tell if they are oegb of course

Tiny and petite, clean legs. Colorwise, many varieties start out chipmunk striped, but some don't. I think most of the bantams in store bins are either silkies or cochins, which should be obvious to avoid, and OEGBs. Some may have d'uccle too, those should be easy enough to tell also.
If the have bantam "Americana's" i.e. Easter Eggers, they would probably be striped, but look for puffy cheeks to rule them out.

Not sure if that's helpful, or if someone else can do better, but that's what I'd look for.

 

[1cock2hens]

sebrightes are also at my local place. I was thinking i would just get all the smallest bantams with clean legs and sell the ones that arnt oegb's off later/ thank you

 

[drumstick diva]

that's one way to do it