Black Breasted Red Standard Old English

The Black Breasted Red Standard Old English is a beautiful bird for showing as well as an alert and hardy breed to keep in your backyard flock. This breed is most well-recognized by its striking appearance, from its bright red head, its namesake glossy black breast feathers and its impressive tail feathers and pearl-white legs. Hatchery® also supplies this breed in a miniature form, for owners with smaller yards. These chickens will evade predators better than other breeds, and they are also broody hens that make it easy to raise more of these beautiful chickens.

Breed Facts

• Poultry Show Class: All Other Standard Breeds, Game Class/li>
• Weights – Hen ——- 4 lbs
  Rooster——5 lbs
  Pullet——-3 1/2 lbs
  Cockerel—–4 lbs
• Purpose – Egg Laying; Exhibition
• Egg Shell Color – Cream or Tinted
• Egg Production – poor – 120 eggs per year
• Egg Size: Small-Medium
• Temperament: Active/Flighty
• Fertility Percentage: 40-55%
• Broody: Setters
• Country of Origin – Europe
• Mating Ratio: 6 Females to 1 Male
• Roost Height: 4+ feet
• APA: Yes, Recognized by the American Standard of Perfection
• TLC: Yes, Threatened Status. Considered a sustainable heritage chicken breed
• BREEDER FARM SOURCE: “Hatchery®  Poultry Breeding Farm” developing our bloodline or strain of Old English Game Standard Chicken since 1974.