Ohiki Chicken Thread - Page 35

I ordered some ohiki x hackle fly tying eggs from onagadori back in Feb- the only 2 that hatched were these

that I thought were the crosses.... Can anyone tell me if they are the straight Ohikis????

the hen -

cockerel -

at least they are a pair!  They dont seem to show any of the grizzle Amanda mentioned in her ad.

They are hanging out with my Genetic project birds & they are the smallest birdsI have since I have not had

much interest in the bantams....

I just took these pics & they are 4 mo old, anybody tell me if they look pure or are they the X'ss??

It looks to me like you could have a good start for some Ohiki still in the project phase. They do look to have a high percentage of Ohiki in them but personally I would not call them finished yet. Amanda would be the best to tell you exactly what you have. The hen looks to have better type to me. Hope that helps you some

They do look like fly tie crosses to me. You can truly see it in the male.

The hen is going to be out of a red ginger hen and the barred flytie/ohiki roo.. The rooster will have the same father. I don't call him "ohiki".. He is listed as flytie because he is a flytie cross. I believe has barred cochin in him due to the feather legs. Apparently he is not homozygous for barring and is also dun.  Either way, they are not full ohiki becaue the Dad is the flytie bird and he has feathers on the legs. He very rarely passes that trait on however.  Since the hen is barred, you can cross the two together and get barred roosters. Barring is dominant and she should throw some barred roosters for you. It does not show as well on them as she is a hen and hens don't show the barring quite as well as roosters, but when I enlarge the picture, you can see the faint barring (cuckoo).. You can cross them to get more and hopefully some nice barred yellow gingers (aka lemon cuckoo) which is one of the colors I was working on. Hope this helps.. The rooster definitely isn't ohiki in type. His tail  and saddles will more than likely be longer than an ohiki.. The flyties are not necessarily ohiki, they are ohiki crosses and produce variation. However, his tail and saddles look good and are clearly developing faster than an ohiki for the age he is. . The hen would almost pass for an ohiki..
 

Also, the mother to the rooster is either a bbred or a blue red (carrying cream).. 

OK, thanks!

They just had such short legs &

didnt look to type for flyty to me...

I didnt notice that the hen is barred, but will look closer

at her in the am.

Hi, I'm new to the Ohiki world,  I'm trying to find out all the info I can on them.  I got my start from a friend of mine that lives in Floyd Virginia, I believe they actually came form Toni Marie,

  I have several young ones right now.  I raised Silkies for along time but I've found that I love the Ohiki and Phoenix chickens just as much.  Is there a good website that I can go to

  to find out standards for the Ohikis? or is there a standard for them ?  any info would be greatly appreciated.    Candy in Virginia

There is not much of a standard to go by but yes there is a Japanese standard. Here it is:

Japanese Ohiki Standard:

Comb: Single

Earlobe: White

Eye Color: Red-Brown

Leg Color: Green

Tail Angle: 30º

Weight: Male around 2 lbs., Female around 1 1/2 lbs.

Colors: Black Breasted Red, Silver Duckwing and White

There are colors that we have been working on in the US that is not in the Standard but for the most part this is what I go by.

Here is a link to my website it might help with some info: www.chucksohiki.webs.com

Here is a link to Marc Kings site that might help: http://www.longtail-fowl.com/ohiki.html

Link to Ultimatefowl Wiki: http://www.ultimatefowl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ohiki

You can also come by the long tail forums: http://onagadori.net/

If you have any questions feel free to ask!

 Thanks Chuck

      I need all the help i can get right now,  I have all kinds of colors I"ll get some pictures and post them maybe you can help me with telling the colors of them.  

  Thanks for all the info.

Your welcome! I would love to help with that, plus I always love seeing other peoples birds to see what they are working on.