Welcome

Photo courtesy of Josh Kittle

Welcome to the new official Rosecomb Bantam Club website. This site is for members & non-members of the club in providing news and information on this special breed.
The Rosecomb is an old breed of bantam, which originates in Great Britain but little is known about the history of the breed. Earliest documents on the breed date back to 1483 where a man named John Buckton who owned the Angel Inn in Grantham raised black Rosecomb bantams he inherited the birds (from his father) indicating that the breed must have been in existence prior to 1483. The birds were described as having prominent combs and white lobes, two of the important characteristics of the breed. Documents said that King Richard the Third, who retained rooms at the Inn, aquired some birds making them popular with English gentry.
The club was founded in 1959.

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Whats New?...........

New Club Secretary

Welcome to Matthew Barrett who takes over the reigns from Steve Hodge.

Free Juvenile Membership

At the recent AGM, the club voted to provide free membership to rosecomb fanciers under the age of 16.

Club Email Address

The Club has a new email address: [email protected]. Please feel free to send club news/results through.