Show Quality BB Red OEGB (MORE NEW PICS!!)

[Chris09]

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Try here http://www.bantychicken.com/OEGBCA/vbbred.html

Chris

 

[LeBlackbird]

I still think she's a dutch (old english have red Ear lobes) here are pictures of both

SQ BB-red Old English game bantam

SQ Light brown Dutch bantam

 

[Chris09]

LindseyM12 ---


Where did you get the bird from?

Blackbird12 --
It is true that OEGB should have Red earlobes but some don't (do to bad breeding, age etc.)
Also Dutch bantams should have Slate Blue legs. So you are trading one fault for another..

Chris

 

[blackred]

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She has positive white in her wattles, they are not white. You will notice the red ring around the white in the Old English.
The Dutch has a completely white wattle, and as mentioned -slate legs.

Bob

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Forgive me blackred, but are you meaning to say wattle or lobe? If you meant lobe, then I agree, the OPs hen has white IN the lobe, but the lobe is not completely white.

Seeing as how I am not familiar with the Dutch and OEGB breedings, why do white lobes pop up in the OEGB when the lobes should be red? Is it acceptable in the breeding pen? But why allow it to stay in the breeding flock when it could pop up in a later generation?

 

[NYREDS]

It might be kept in a male breeding line if other elements outweighed it. Since the male's lobes are dubbed before showing it wouldn't matter if they were white prior to dubbing.

ETA-Personally I don't keep breeders with white lobes even in a male line breeding pen.

 

[DTchickens]

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Even though the white lobes should be red in OEGB, you do get some sometimes. Old English in America have dutch, and rose comb blood. This is a fact even said in a book written by a judge, it was added for a better tail and a more balanced body if I remember. The original OE were said to be too bulky. OEGB should lay white eggs in my experience, and is another reason why they get a hint of white at times. It is in the genes of all games though frowned upon since (at least this is my theory) the typical white lobed breeds are leghorns and such. Most people who raise gamefowl would not even be able to stomach their birds looking like, or being called leghorns (or any production breed).

I have seen birds with white earlobes winning in the OEGB's lately, it seems to be kind of a "new generation thing" where people don't care about it. But I don't plan on keeping it in my lines.

ETA: And OP just to add in another thing I notice some missed, is your hen has brown eyes. Perhaps that isn't important since even the judge didn't mention it, but in the standard I believe it calls for "Fiery red eyes" unless it is a dark variety. Brown eyes are for Dutch. Another thing is your hen has black on the beak, and if I remember the BB's should have a solid white beak. I could be wrong on that though, I haven't studied their standard.

 

[LindseyM12]

I've been looking @ her some more and her eyes are red/orange (mostly red)
She weighs 14 and ¼ oz.
Here are some more pics of her.

Full body.

Wings.

Face.

Tail.

Feet.

Thanks!

 

[LindseyM12]

Hello??

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

What you need are conformation photos. Photos on a level surface where the bird is comfortable. Showing her sides (both of them) front and rear. The whole bird needs to be visible.

She is not show quality, in my opinion, but she's not the worst bird I've ever seen. Rather than show her, why not go to a show and see what to look for? Purchase a standard of perfection and learn what you need to look for to better help your breeding flock.