Rumpless Game chicken
Rumpless Game is an Old English Game type lacking a tail (no parson's nose), kept by a few exhibitors.
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The Rumpless Game is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Rare Hard Feather class. Its origin is given as Britain (from Old English Game). It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in bantam form. Recognised colours: Black-red, Spangled, Pile, Black, White, Duckwing.
It lays tinted eggs.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, rbst.org.uk. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Rare Hard Feather
- Origin
- Britain (from Old English Game)
History
Tailless game fowl have been recorded in Britain for centuries, particularly in the Isle of Man and Scotland (unconfirmed); they are standardised as a rare hard-feather breed.
Appearance
Old English Game shape but with no tail; hard feathering and the full range of game colours.
Recognised colours
Black-red, Spangled, Pile, Black, White, Duckwing
Size and weight
- Forms
- Bantam
Eggs
- Egg colour
- Tinted
- Notes
- Light layer of tinted eggs.
Temperament
- In short
- Active; males combative
- Keeping notes
- Similar character to Old English Game: active and hardy; males fight.
Hardiness
Hardy
Broodiness
Broody (unconfirmed)
Flying
Capable flyer
Suitability
- Good to know
- Taillessness can reduce fertility, so breeders sometimes use tailed birds in the pen (unconfirmed).
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
Sources
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