Pros: Very attractive busy personalities
Love these birds as ornamentals..very attractive and sprite personalities. Can be a little flighty but not too bad. I have always enjoyed raising them.
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Japanese Bantams are a tiny breed of chicken known for their extremely short legs, large combs and graceful, arched tails. The wings of a Japanese bantam will touch the ground as it walks. This breed originated in Southeast
Asia and were kept by Japanese aristocrats and affluent fanciers of poultry as ornamental garden fowl as their beauty far surpassed their egg production. They are appreciated in gardens still as their tiny feet do little damage. A wonderful show bird, these tiny birds require little feed and space but put on a big show. The Black Tailed White Japanese Bantam was recognized by the American Poultry Standard of Perfection in 1874 and have maintained a strong presence in the show circuit ever since.
Asia and were kept by Japanese aristocrats and affluent fanciers of poultry as ornamental garden fowl as their beauty far surpassed their egg production. They are appreciated in gardens still as their tiny feet do little damage. A wonderful show bird, these tiny birds require little feed and space but put on a big show. The Black Tailed White Japanese Bantam was recognized by the American Poultry Standard of Perfection in 1874 and have maintained a strong presence in the show circuit ever since.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Breed Purpose | Ornamental |
| Comb | Single |
| Broodiness | Average |
| Climate Tolerance | All Climates |
| Egg Productivity | Medium |
| Egg Size | Small |
| Egg Color | White |
| Breed Temperament | Wild / restless,Flighty,Bears confinement well,Noisy,Shy |
| Breed Colors/Varieties | There are several recognized colors of the Japanese Bantam, such as Black, Black or Blue Tailed white, White, Blue, Black Tailed Buff, Buff Columbian, Birchen or Grey, Cuckoo. Frizzles of any color, Mottleds (Black, Blue),Brown/reds, Black/red, Wheatan, Partridge, Duckwing Gold or silver, and Blue reds. |
| Breed Size | Bantam |
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User Reviews: Japanese
January 11, 2012 at 7:09 pm
January 11, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Reviewed by meepitqueenie
Pros: small, easy to care for, friendly, excellent for youth, or hobbiest
Cons: not very cold tolerant, difficult to hatch, has leathal gene, 1/4 will be short legged
Cons: not very cold tolerant, difficult to hatch, has leathal gene, 1/4 will be short legged
I just love our Japanese Bantams. Very docile, communicative birds.
Come in a variety of colors. Excellent for any chicken lover or youth 4-H project.
Show quality are difficult to come by. At hatch about 1/4 can be short legged. the others will be either medium or long legged. and then about 1/4 will have the leathal gene and won't hatch.
We are personally working on blues, mottles, btb. Eventually blacks, blue mottleds, btw, whites.
January 11, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Pros: Beautiful Tiny Light Feeders
Cons: Not very productive Not very predator resistant
Cons: Not very productive Not very predator resistant
i personally think japanese are the best i raised them for many years and think they excel in all levels they are very good mothers and are ok producers of tiny off whitish eggs
Article: Japanese
Breed Details: I have raised Japanese Black tail whites for a few years and have found them to be very flighty birds so I would not recommend them for first time chicken owner who is wanting a calm, docile pet. The hens are broody and make good mothers, being very protective of their nest and chicks. Finding show quality Japanese can be very hard, due to the fact that it is difficult to hatch show quality chicks. The Japanese standard calls for short legs but this short leg gene can be lethal. A show quality Japanese will have one short leg gene and one regular leg gene. If the bird has two regular leg genes, its legs will be too long. If it has two short leg genes, it will die in the egg. A quarter of the chicks will die in the egg from having the two short leg genes and one quarter of the chicks will have too long of legs. Add normal chick losses to this calculation and very few show quality birds are produced. |
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