Conservation of Brown Red Japanese Bantam

[Egg Snatcher]

This thread will be used to keep track of the preservation of the brown red Japanese. I will be breeding towards the SOP.
http://www.openpoultrystandards.com/Japanese_Bantam
https://japanesebantams.com/japanese-bantam-breed-standard.html
Japanese genetics

• Japanese bantams carry the Creeper gene which is lethal. This happens when you breed two short legged birds together. This gene will kill 25% of embryos. It is in the best interest to breed two short legged birds together because you will get a greater chance of short legged birds, 50% short legged and 25% long legged and 25% natural culling of the creeper gene.
• Mottled is a recessive gene. Chickens can carry it undetected and can pass the gene on forever with out knowing (like all the other recessive genes) It takes 2 copies for the genes to show its presents. There is no way of knowing if a bird is split just by looking. You have to test breed them to a mottled or known split.
• Brown Red is dominate
• WBT- Wheaten, ginger, and silver (Wheaten is recessive)

Unfortunately my Brown Red Japanese is split for mottled so I do have that working against me, he also has green legs.

2023- I bred my Brown Red to a White Black Tailed Japanese to produce Brown Red (Birchen pattern) pullets and gold/silver cockerels (Birchen pattern). I believe between 25-50% would be split for mottled, but I am unsure.

Here is the hen I kept

Her brother (gold)

Plans
This year I am going to breed my split brown red roo (dad) to my brown red pullet. This it to test if she carries the mottled gene, if she does I’ll get, mottled, BR splits and BR. If she’s non carrying, BR splits and BR (hopefully start hatching Feb-early March). I will then keep the brown reds, will test breed them in 2025 or late 2024 depending on when the hens lay.

NOTE: If I can find a Gry Japanese cock or hen I my introduce that into the project.

Here are some pictures of Brown Red Japanese bantams I have found online

@ChicksOMy123

https://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/Japs/BRKJap.html

https://japanesebantams.com/varieties.html I’m not entirely sure this is for sure a Japanese.

AYAM HIAS MALAYSIAN (AHM) Facebook

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/brown-red-japanese-bantams-katherine-plumer.html

Feel free to join! If you have experience breeding and raise brown red Japanese feel free to share!

 

[NagemTX]

Watching!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Got eggs in the bator! Due to hatch March 23. Some that hatch may be mottled, I’ve got my mottled Japanese in there too.

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Also watching. I do adore your birds.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Also watching. I do adore your birds.

Thanks!

 

[ZachyWachy]

Got eggs in the bator! Due to hatch March 23. Some that hatch may be mottled, I’ve got my mottled Japanese in there too.

Any chance that a lad in Northern Utah could get a few chicks? Maybe some early culls?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Any chance that a lad in Northern Utah could get a few chicks? Maybe some early culls?

I dont ship right now in my chicken breeding journey.

 

[ZachyWachy]

Any chance that a lady in Northern Utah could get a few chicks? Maybe some early culls?

I dont ship right now in my chicken breeding journey.

Makes sense, I was just hoping. I'm following this thread to see where it goes though!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Makes sense, I was just hoping. I'm following this thread to see where it goes though!

Glade to have you. Maybe sometime if i ever ship I can send you some eggs/birds.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Im about 99% sure all my jap eggs are from my brown red hen. She went broody for a week, I got zero eggs all week (she quit being broody) and while collecting egg the past month Ive only gotten one egg.