Cornish Game have been known in Cornwall & Devon for several hundred years and are linked with the similar Aseel (Asil) in India through the tin mining industry and trade.   They are also known as Indian Game though the development has taken place in Cornwall, using the huge, tall Malay, the lower but broader Aseel and Old English Game.   In spite of their massive, straddle-legged build and the label 'Game', described as 'bulldog', they are not fighting birds.   In 1902 it was said that their pugnacity was only surpassed by their cowardice.   Being too slow & clumsy for fighting, breeders used their tremendous width and developed them into table birds.   Crossed with a Sussex or Dorking, they make superb eating with an abundance of breast meat.

The birds are active and vigorous birds with a commanding presence.   They are powerful and broad with legs that are thick, strong and wide-set.   The back is straight sloping slightly towards a thick tail.   A hen may lay up to 100 tinted eggs a year, so they are not great layers.

The birds need space to range and can develop heart & lung problems if confined.   They seem to prefer a milder climate.   With regular handling, especially from hatching, they can become very tame.

There are three varieties, the dark, jubilee and blue-laced.   We have one, the dark which is the most common and popular.

Dark:   The body shape has already been described.   The head is broad with a pea comb, slightly beetle-browed and yellow or horn beak.   Legs are yellow or orange.   The plumage is hard and close.   The ground colour is a deep chestnut laced with black on the hen but not on the cock and a beetle-green sheen.   This sheen is more evident on the cock as it has more black, especially on the neck & tail

Bantam forms do exist though we do not have any.