Old English Game Bantam
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neormithes
Superordem: Neognathae
Order: Galliformes
Suborder: Galli
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Gallininae
Genero: Gallus
Specie: Gallus gallus
Subspecie: Gallus gallus domesticus
Common name: Chicken
Breed: Old English Game Bantam | OEGB
Uses: Exhibition & Ornamentals bird | Bantam
Origen: England
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neormithes
Superordem: Neognathae
Order: Galliformes
Suborder: Galli
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Gallininae
Genero: Gallus
Specie: Gallus gallus
Subspecie: Gallus gallus domesticus
Common name: Chicken
Breed: Old English Game Bantam | OEGB
Uses: Exhibition & Ornamentals bird | Bantam
Origen: England
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Characteristics: This is one of the smallest chicken breeds, weighing about 500 grams when they are fully grown. The Old English Game Bantam is one of the most popular bantam breeds. They are similar to the Old English Game in that it has long legs, and it is fairly muscular. They are a great pet for children. Proud, alert, active, with strong contraction of wings and thighs to body when in hand. The bantam was not developed from the larger sized old English, but rather from other barnyard bantams of the same area. This explains their lack of length in the sickle feathers that you see in the standard sized O.E.G. They have single combs, set firmly, and evenly on head, straight and upright, evenly serrated in an arched manner, with five distinct points, smooth, nicely rounded on lower edges. In some countries, the rooster's combs are smoothly dubbed in a manner which gives the appearance of starting just above the base of the beak, with a slight convex curve to rear of comb, where it is neatly rounded off. The Old English Bantams were accepted into the APA, in 1925, in the Black Breasted Red and Spangle varieties. Over the years some other breeds have been added to create new varieties as well, a few of these are Sebright for the laced varieties, Campines, Buttercups, Japanese Bantams, etc. Here are some of the standard colors for the breed: Barred, Birchen, Black, Black Breasted Red, Black Tailed, Buff, Black Tailed Red, Black Tailed White, Blue, Blue Brassyback, Blue, Breasted Red, Blue Ginger, Blue Golden Duckwing, Blue Mille Fleur, Blue Mottled, Blue Quail, Blue Red, Blue Silver Duckwing, Blue Silver Wheaten, Blue Spangled, Blue Tailed Buff, Blue Wheaten, Brassyback, Brown Red, Buff, Buff Columbian, Buff Laced, Buttercup pattern, Columbian, Crele, Cuckoo, Chocolate, Chocolate BrassyBack, Fawn, Fawn Breasted Red, Fawn Silver Duckwing, Fawn Red, Ginger Red, Golden Campine pattern, Golden Duckwing, Golden Laced, Golden Neck, Lemon Blue, Mahongany, Mealy Gray, Mille Fleur, Mottled, Opal, Pearl, Porcelain, Quail, Red, Red Pyle, Red Quill, Silver Campine pattern, Self Blue, Silver Blue, Silver Crele, white, etc.
Weight: Hens - 400 - 600 grs (22 oz) e roosters - 500 - 680 grs (24 oz).
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