Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

[suyoder]

Im curious - I have been seeing single combs and rose combes in these pictures... Are both accepted with the OEGB?

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Im curious - I have been seeing single combs and rose combes in these pictures... Are both accepted with the OEGB?

No, OEGBs should have single combs. But cocks should be dubbed.

 

[suyoder]

No, OEGBs should have single combs. But cocks should be dubbed. 

Dubbed?

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Quote: OEGB cocks are required to be dubbed for show. Dubbing is the removal of the comb, wattles and earlobe.

 

[suyoder]

OEGB cocks are required to be dubbed for show. Dubbing is the removal of the comb, wattles and earlobe.

Oh.. wow. Never heard of that before! So if a roo hasn't been dubbed, he has a nice big single comb... More like the Japanese bantam? Thanks for the info... Can you tell I've never dabbled in showing a chicken?

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Quote: Close to that size, but a little smaller.

I had never heard of dubbing until I got my first OEGB rooster. I just thought their combs were naturally like that!

 

[suyoder]

One more newby question... Do OEGB roos tend to be agressive toward other males in a mixed flock? Or toward people?

 

[SilkiesForEver]

One more newby question... Do OEGB roos tend to be agressive toward other males in a mixed flock? Or toward people?

Hm, what I've found with my little guys, is that they tend to be aggressive toward people and other males. I, personally, would never introduce an oegb cock to a mixed flock because they almost never back down from a fight, and could easily be killed.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

One more newby question... Do OEGB roos tend to be agressive toward other males in a mixed flock? Or toward people?

Mine do great with people and other chickens

 

[ShelbyCoral]

Wow. Mine is the opposite of what you said @suyoder . He is also mixed OEB, he has feather feet.

My pullet. His sister. No feather feet.

And the duck wing OEB, don't know her color. She doesn't grow at all!