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Old English Game

Gallus gallus

A breed of Chicken, from England

Old English Game

British breed of chicken.

Family
Phasianidae

Keeping

How it is kept

For Chicken generally

No keeping details are recorded for this breed yet, so these are the species’.

Kept for
  • Eggs
  • Meat
Mature weight
1.5–4.5 kg
Lifespan
5–10 years
Incubation
21 days
Temperament
Generally docile and curious; roosters can be territorial
Forage
Omnivores that need a complete layer or grower feed as the base of the diet. They also scratch for insects, seeds and greens when they have range.
Housing
A dry, draught-free and predator-proof coop with perches, nest boxes and good ventilation. Add a fenced or covered run, as foxes and other predators take birds by day as well as by night.
Good to know
Hens lay without a rooster; you only need one for fertile eggs. Laying slows in winter, during the yearly moult and with age. Check regularly for mites and lice, especially in the perches and nest boxes.

The record

Breed facts

Status

FAO risk status
Not at riskWikidata (source, opens in a new tab)
Population
98 breeding females, 34 breeding males in GermanyBLE TGRDEU (Germany), 2016 (source, opens in a new tab)

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Name
Old English Game
Slug
old-english-game
Kingdom
Animalia
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Gallus
Species
gallus
Cultivar
Old English Game
Wikidata QID
Q437118
Origin country
England
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52