What Colour Variations Are My OEGB?

[lena_]

Today I purchased two OEGB females and I'm unsure of which colour variants they could be. I've never owned game bantams, so this is new for me. So, I was at the local poultry show, and they as always had the for sale section. I decided to purchase two OEGB hens, and the man who was selling them told me he'd bring in a rooster tomorrow. So that's great, but being new to OEBs I am unsure of what colour variations they are. If anyone can also take a guess at their age that would be nice anyway here are RaisinCookie&Milk(all one chicken) and Speckled. The white and dark brown one is RaisinCookie&Milk, and the goldy brown one is Speckld
(Sorry for poor pic quality, phone isn't good at photos when its almost night)

 

[JedJackson]

I am unsure of the standards in New Zealand for OEGB, but those wouldn't be considered purebred in America. Here, the legs should be white. The colors look mixed up, too, but it could be different in NZ. The closest I can come is quail for the gold one and silver quail for the white one, but they're still not quite right for those color patterns. Maybe someone from NZ can give you better information. They're very pretty birds.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

I don't recognize the colors. But as said above, they may be different over there. I live in the US, so am more familiar with the colors here. I should think they would be of some quality though, being at a show.

 

[Ladybird CA]

Agree with the above posters. And I got a chuckle on the names. Not sure about how old they are, heard you can tell their age by their feet somehow.

 

[Gray Farms]

They wouldn't fit the US Old English Game standard, as others have stated. They could be crossbreds. And are for sure crossed colors.

 

[JedJackson]

I couldn't find much information about old English game standards in New Zealand, but I did find a website that had information about Australian OE games, and it had pictures of the winners of shows there. In Australia, birds can have just about any leg color-- yellow, blue, green, and white, and it looks like they have a ton of different color varieties.

Color also seems much less important to them than it is to our standards, point wise. Type, or form, is first for them, and their preferred type is somewhat more plump and muscular than the type preferred in the United States. The type in OZ is similar to the Carlisle type of Old English in Britain.

Since NZ is so close to Australia, I am thinking that their standards are probably similar to the standards in NZ. And the shape, or type, of the two birds in the pictures above matches very well with the preferred type in Australia. So I think these are probably quality birds for NZ, even though I can't give exact color varieties on them. I would suggest asking around and perhaps joining the game bantam club of NZ if such a thing exists. If you are interested, of course.

 

[drumstick diva]

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[lena_]

I purchased my birds of a reputable OEGB breeder, who has many showbirds, so I do doubt that he would sell me mixed colours. I have picked up the rooster (Who was entered in the show) I really like him, he has his comb dubbed(Which I don't really agree with). He also smells kinda bad, like his head is just really smelly. What is this about? And yes NZ do follow the Australian showing standard, so thats probably what that's about. They all have blue legs. My rooster is black and white. Thanks for all the responses!

 

[Akrnaf2]

The firs one seems to me like Ginger- red OEGB. The second can't tell.

 

[chickendreams24]

Is the black and white one laced?

Perhaps has a rose comb? From behind it looks like a golden laced Sebright. It's a pretty little bird from what I can see.