Instructions
Keep Old English Game roosters away from other roosters. They make excellent pets and are friendly to humans, but they are aggressive and will fight other roosters. Keep the hens separated from hens of other chicken breeds for the same reason. Some very aggressive Old English Game have to be kept in separate cages with barriers between them to prevent them from attacking others through the wire.
Allow them to free-range. Old English Game fowl do not like to be confined in a small coop. Make certain you bring them in and lock them up at night, for their protection from predators like raccoons, foxes and weasels. They will help keep the bugs down in your yard. Another reason to bring them in is to prevent them from going wild.
Feed Old English Game fowl the same food you would feed any other chickens. Scratch grain is enough for free-ranging chickens although you may want to add layered mash if you keep the chickens for egg production. You can buy these and other chicken feeds at any feed store. Make certain they always have fresh water. They are hardy birds and do not require special treatment in hot and cold weather.
How to Care for an Old English Game
Old English Game fowl were bred to fight. Old English Game fowl are an ancient breed of chickens developed in Britain. Today they are kept as an ornamental fowl because they come in a greater selection of colors than other chickens, or they make good brooders and egg layers or roasted chicken. Because of a division in the Old English Game Club in the 1930's, two types of English Game fowl were developed, the Carlisle and the Oxford. An Old English Game bantam has also been created.