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The Modern Game is tall and upright, with a long neck and long legs. The body is broad at the breast and tapers towards the tail, somewhat like a clothes iron in shape; the back is short and flat. Thirteen colours are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain : birchen, black, black-red, blue, blue-red, brown-red, gold duckwing, lemon ...
The Old English Game is a British breed of domestic chicken. It was probably originally bred for cockfighting . [ 4 ] Two different standards are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain : Carlisle Old English Game and Oxford Old English Game . [ 6 ]
The Old English Game has been recognised in Great Britain since the 19th Century and is thought to be a descendant of the ancient fighting cocks. It is likely that they were the first selectively bred breed of chicken in Britain for fighting purposes. To prevent damage during fights, the comb and wattles were removed.
Front cover of the sixth edition of the British Poultry Standards [1]. The British Poultry Standard is the oldest poultry fancy breed standard in the world. It is published by the Poultry Club of Great Britain and is the official reference standard used by judges at poultry shows within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
The Rumpless Game, like all other tail-less breeds such as the Araucana and the Barbu d'Everberg, lacks the uropygium from which the tail grows. [1] [8] It is a hard-feathered breed, with a single comb and small wattles and earlobes. All colours are acceptable under the standard of the Poultry Club of Great Britain. [7]
Malays were shown at the first British poultry exhibition in 1845, and were included in the Standard of Excellence, the first edition of the British Poultry Standards, in 1865. [3] [12]: 19 Malay birds were present in Germany and the Netherlands by about 1834, and by 1846 were introduced to the United States also. [9]
Breeders and fanciers of chickens accurately describe the colours and patterns [1] of the feathers of chicken breeds and varieties. This is a list of the terms used in this context. This is a list of the terms used in this context.
The Indian Game is a British breed of game chicken, now reared either for meat or show. It originated in the early nineteenth century in the counties of Cornwall and Devon in south-west England. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It is a heavy, muscular bird with an unusually broad breast; the eggs are brown.