Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

[jophus]

A black cockerel, hatched by my broodies, and a silver duckwing. The SDW was the first chick I hatched this year. Now, I can barely grab him across his back. He's built like a bowling ball.

 

[sharmurphy]

Jophus
Those are really nice birds. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

 

[Tman992]

Brown black old english game

 

[jophus]

Jophus
Those are really nice birds. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

Thank you, and you are welcome. I'm still learning too.

 

[sharmurphy]

Thank you, and you are welcome. I'm still learning too.

Jophus,
Do you know of any books that have the information as what you get with the different crosses? All of this is really interesting to me. We have an alpaca farm and are breeding them. They come in 22 different colors naturally and believe me there is little rhyme or reason to what you get when you breed. (Unless it's white to white). We bred 2 blacks and got a fawn out of it! It seems that the chickens are a little more predictable.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Jophus,
Do you know of any books that have the information as what you get with the different crosses? All of this is really interesting to me. We have an alpaca farm and are breeding them. They come in 22 different colors naturally and believe me there is little rhyme or reason to what you get when you breed. (Unless it's white to white). We bred 2 blacks and got a fawn out of it! It seems that the chickens are a little more predictable.

The Genetics of the Old English Game Bantam By Timothy L. Shelton

This is an excellent book...

ETA: and so is this one...

Old English Game Bantams as Bred and Shown in the United States by F. P. Jeffrey and William Richardson

 

[dynodon]

Your rooster looks like he has a mild case of scaly leg mites .I have been fighting that for years .It just affects some of the chickens , some of the time .I have tried several brands of medicines ,and other treatments .But the best thing I have found is to submerge both legs up to the feathers, for 3 to 5 days in a row .It works ..If not treated ,it will get much worse .,and spread to your other chickens .

 

[jophus]

The Genetics of the Old English Game Bantam By Timothy L. Shelton

This is an excellent book...

ETA: and so is this one...

Old English Game Bantams as Bred and Shown in the United States by F. P. Jeffrey and William Richardson

I have the second, and it is better than good. I would also suggest a copy of the Bantam Standard.

Chickens are reasonably predictible as to their color genetics. You get surprised now and then, however.

 

[russ1956]

Need help on how to breed red Bb old english

 

[jophus]

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You'll have to clarify what you mean by "needing help". I'll be happy to help you get started, as will a number of other folks on this forum. Fire away.