Old English fighter
| Old English fighter | |||
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| Origin: | England | ||
| Year: | 1850 | ||
| Colour: | golden necked; gold-wheat colored; red saddled; red saddle-wheat colored; silver-wheat colored; blue-wheat colored; partridge-colored with white feather tips (variegated); blue-gold necked; silver-necked; silver neck with orange back; blue-silver-necked; blue-silver-necked with orange back; orange-chested; blue-orange breasted; birch colored; blue-birch colored; blue with and without a hem; White; black; black and white checked; cranked; | ||
| Weight: | Rooster: 2.0-3.0 kg Hen: 1.75-2.5 kg |
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| Laying output per year: | 170 eggs | ||
| Eggshell color: | white to yellowish | ||
| Egg weight: | 50 g | ||
| Breeding standards: | BDRG | ||
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The Old English Fighter ( English: Old English Game) is one of the oldest European chicken breeds and is considered to be the very own English breed.
description
This breed was bred in England for cockfighting from the fighting chickens brought with them by the Romans , which in turn were descendants of Malays . Although the old English fighter is actually a pure sport chicken with a low laying performance , this breed of chicken has also been bred for exhibitions since 1850, despite the disappearance of cockfighting from Europe. The breed is well distributed in the UK and Germany .
The Old English fighter is country chicken-like and very muscular. The muscles and plumage are firm. The leg angle between the lower leg and the barrel is typical. The breed is single-combed, with combs and wattles often being cropped in England. There are also blows with a forelock or as a cow .
The breed is robust, it can withstand tough environmental conditions very well, and is uncomplicated to keep. However, the animals, including the hens, are very combative. Therefore changes to the group composition (tribe) should be avoided. Integrating foreign animals into a tribe is difficult. The hens are usually very good chicks. Old English fighters should, if possible, have kept the meadow open, as the movement is good for the development of the chest muscles.
The meat yield is good in contrast to the egg yield.
Crested animals are recognized in all colors.
Dwarf form
The dwarf form of the Old English fighter is particularly common in Germany. It embodies the breed type better than the normal form and tends to become obese if overfeeding. The rooster weighs 750 grams and the hen 650 grams. The laying capacity is 90 eggs with a yellowish shell and a weight of 30 grams.
Web links
- BDRG breed tables for domestic chickens (pdf) ( Memento from November 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (1.14 MB)
- BDRG breed tables for bantams (pdf) ( Memento from November 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (935 kB)
literature
- Hans-Joachim Schille, Encyclopedia of Chickens , Komet-Verlag, ISBN 3-89836-447-X
- Horst Schmidt and Rudi Proll: Pocket Atlas Chickens and Bantams , Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4617-7
- Walter Schwarz and Armin Six: The large poultry standard in color Volume 1 Chickens - turkey guinea fowl , 7th, revised and supplemented edition, Oertel + Spörer, Reutlingen 2004, ISBN 3-88627-511-6