Altenglischer Kämpfer

The German name for Old English Game, standardised by the BDRG and recognised by the EE Europastandard. The Altenglischer Kämpfer is the German standardisation of the Old English Game breed, maintained by German fanciers who have their own slightly different standard from the British PCGB versions. Like the British OEG, the Altenglischer Kämpfer is a tall, upright gamefowl with a single comb, clean legs, hard feathering, and the characteristic proud, fierce bearing. It is kept purely as an exhibition and conservation breed, as cockfighting has been illegal in Germany for over a century. The German standard encompasses multiple colour varieties and maintains its own breed club separate from PCGB. The Altenglischer Kämpfer is important as an alternative European standardisation of one of the world's most historically significant chicken breeds, and German-bred lines are valued by international OEG breeders for their quality.