Old English Pheasant Fowl

     The Old English Pheasant Fowl is an extremely rare Chicken breed that originated in England. It is usually kept for egg production, but can also be used as a dual-purpose bird, as cockerels produce a good amount of tasty meat. English Pheasant Fowls are also related to Hamburgs and Derbyshire Redcaps, that share the same country of origin.

     Old English Pheasant Fowls have rose combs, white earlobes and slate-blue legs. They are fairly active and feral birds, with the habit of roosting in trees. They are extremely hardy and thrive in the cold winters in the North of England.

    English Pheasant hens lay plenty of white eggs (around 160 – 200 eggs per year) and they tend go broody too. English Pheasant chicks are strong and healthy but take a long time to mature.

     There are two color-varieties for the Old English Pheasant Fowl; the gold and the silver. The gold has rich bay colored feathers with darker markings, while the silver has white feathers with beetle green markings. Both color-varieties of the Old English Pheasant Fowls have their feathers remarkably spangled with a crescent shaped spot at the end of each feather. A bantam version is also available for this breed despite being rarely seen these days.