Member Reviews: Japanese

Excellent bantam that is much under-appreciated in the USA. Can come in many colors but usually just found in a few. Has a wonderful breed club called the JBBA (Japanese Bantam Breeders Association) that supports the breed, has lists of breeders whom you can buy them from, sponsors shows, and is generally  very helpful. The baby chicks are adorable, with their short little legs. They are easy on your lawn because their legs are too short to tear up your grass.

I had a male and female! Coon got em'! Probably the most tame and calmest birds!

started with 2 but lost a hen. : ( now all I have i a roo who is sooo sweet!!!! although he is a tad voal, he's not very loud, almost like he's trying to be loud and can't make it hppen. couls be because he's only 2 lbs.

  I love these birds due to the fact that they are smaller and that they are such pretty birds. They are pretty quiet and love to eat.

Last year, on halloween we rescued 1 black jap., 1 splash dutch, and 1 blue light brown dutch. They were all showbirds,and placed well in their catagories. They were going to be killed, so we got them.Our japaneese wasn;t very healthy looking, and alwayslooed tired. But she was very small, and I loved seeing her run up/down the hill and waddle!

Bonsai is a pretty awesome little Black Japanese Bantam Roo with his little sawed off legs and mighty attitude. We got him at 10 weeks old and put him in with our 8 week old ladies. He made his presence known but has never tried to harm any of the ladies. He seems to be able to round them up pretty well and they have a degree of respect for him. Although I do see the ladies [literally] walk over him as if he isn't there... it is kinda funny.   He was beginning to crow when we got him, he isn't overly loud and doesn't crow at all hours of the night. I wouldn't mind getting some little Japanese Bantam Hens :-) Bonsai looking over the ladies  

Probably my favorite breed of chickens. I got one at a sale not knowing what it was. But soon as I found out what it was. I had to have more. Sadly the first one I had passed away. But I got more from a breeder, older chicks. I LOVE THEM. I love the Black Tailed White Japanese, the grey, and the mottled.

I love my japanese! She (I think it's a she) is very sweet, all white and fairly calm. I think she has short legs, so am going to show her! They come in tons of colors, too, and are quite small.   This is my favorite breed of bantam!   Edit: Never mind, long legs! Mine used to lay eggs every day, but hasn't laid now for months...She is REALLY tiny (like serama tiny) but is tough. She is tough to catch but calms down quickly. All in all a sweet, quiet girl!

I have never had these but thought I would write about my experience anyway. My neighbor has a flock and they are the cutest little things! They look so pretty wandering about in her very nicely landscaped yard, just like "lawn ornaments," adorable really.   I have heard that hers do go broody quite often, and at least one of the hens has successfully raised offspring. She tells me they lay many tiny eggs for her.    She might be selling off her flock, and while I considered adding to mine, their very small size is too much of a vulnerability for me. The majority of my chickens are LF (mixed breeds, but all living together) and I have dogs and cats too. 

I just got these tiny cute lil Chicks. Im excited to watch them grow up. The guy who sold them to me spoke very highly of these type birds. So I guess we will see.