melly264 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Hi, We stayed at a farm for a few days last weekend (had a great time thanks!) and although it was a dairy farm I was more enthralled with the chickens The chap there had a variety of different breeds, but one hen I fell in love with and as we are thinking of expanding I wanted to find out what it was. He said it was a 'little chicken' I have search through the breed list on this site and done various google searches and have found the 2 cockrels that I liked. They are old english bantams, with the shiny black/green and golden and white feathers. I think the hen I liked was the same breed, but I can't find any piccys of the hens. So the long and the short of it is does anyone have any piccys of a brown old eng. bantam hen, if so could you post them on this thread for me. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) I love the old english game bantams! I could only find this reference to a brown (actually a brown red). If you scroll all the way down, there are some pics (lots of lovely hens!) Is this the one you mean? Edited August 3, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melly264 Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 sorry, don't know what it is I am to scroll down - am I missing something or have I missed something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 They have them at Thornes in Letchworth, Herts - they are so dinky - just exactly like old fashioned chickens but pocket sized! I would love some! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 We nearly got one of those when we got the bantams. Karl "lovingly" described them as looking like rats on stilts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Found this on t'interweb. Old English Game Bantam cockerel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 sorry, don't know what it is I am to scroll down - am I missing something or have I missed something! I forgot to put the link in and I can't find it now! Sorry! Yes I can - here it is, scroll down to see the hens: Link to OEG Bantam pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melly264 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 never mind, thanks n e way. I think I'm just going to have to plan an undercover return trip to the farm and leave with a few extras in my cool box!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 very small picture http://www.wirelink.com/poultry/breeds.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melly264 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 oh sorry, just re read it, thanks for the link....am waiting for them to down load! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
