This is Yamikarasu ("dark crow" in Japanese). He unfortunately passed away last fall, but I had him for ten or eleven years. He was a gorgeous rooster and did a wonderful job protecting and caring for his flock for all the years I had him.
This is my black-tailed buff, Sable.
I also have a beautiful pullet named Poppy that is allegedly a Japanese bantam (I suspect there's a possibility she's mixed--she's black/white mottled with predominantly white), but I haven't gotten a chance to take any pictures of how she's feathered out.
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