Old English Game

The Old English fighter (English: Old English Game) is one of the oldest European breeds of chickens and is considered the quintessential English race. It was in England, bred for cockfighting from the battle chickens brought by the Romans, which in turn were descendants of Maleien. Although the Old English fighter actually is a pure sports chicken with a low egg production, this chicken breed was bred in spite of the disappearance of cockfights from Europe since 1850 also for exhibitions. The breed is well known in the United Kingdom and Germany.

The Old English fighter is country chicken -like and very muscular. The muscles and the feathers are fixed. The leg angle between lower thigh and running is typical. The breed is einfachkämmig, in England often the combs and wattles are docked. There is also blows with mop or as Kaulhuhn.

The breed is robust to withstand harsh environmental conditions well, and straightforward in attitude. However, the animals, even the hens, very pugnacious. Therefore, changes in the group composition ( trunk) should be avoided. Alien animals is to be integrated into a strain difficult. The hens are good brooders usually. Old English fighter should have kept to a meadow with free casserole, since the movement of the formation of the pectoral muscles is good.

The meat yield is good in contrast to the egg yield.

Animals with Schopf are recognized in all shades of color.

Dwarf

The dwarf form of Old English fighter is particularly common in Germany. It embodies the breed type better than the normal form, and tends in overfeeding easy to become fat. The rooster weighs 750 grams and 650 grams of the hen. The egg production is 90 eggs a light yellowish skin and a weight of 30 grams.