Am I a Japanese Bantam, do ya think??

[Woofless]

I posted a pic of this guy when he was about 4 weeks old ....one person guessed he might be a Japanese Bantam cross and I'm thinking they were pretty darn close

Here he is at roughly 8 weeks old (his comb is bigger & redder than my EE roos who are about 11 weeks old! Started getting color to it at 4 weeks- I'm just waiting to hear him crow, but so far nothing).

So do you think he is a full Japanese Bantam or does he still look like a crossbreed? Here's the photo I posted at 4 weeks, in case anyone is interested to see how he developed:

His name is Captain Koch....pronounced Cook, named after the Koch Poultry "proud chicken":

He bears quite a resemblance to this guy when he's strutting around the coop. Such a proud little guy- and one of my friendliest little birds. He's one of my favorites!! I have one other banty, Buttercup the Buff Brahma Bantam from the same bin at TSC who is looking pullet so far....I'm thinking once she lays I may pen these 2 birds seperate from the rest of the flock & see if I can get Buttercup to go broody & hatch some eggs

 

[NYREDS]

If he's a Japanese Bantam he's an extremely poor example of the breed. A Jap's shank should be abour 3/4 inch long. When you look at a Jap from the side you shouldn't be able to see under it.

 

[ZooMummzy]

My Japanese have dark legs. My Seramas have yellow legs like yours and agree, it's too tall. Mine are right on the ground. I don't think it's a Japanese

 

[Woofless]

Any ideas what he might be, then?

He isn't as short-legged as the pics of Japanese Bantams I've seen, you're right. I'm going based on color & tail carriage....I've seen a ton of pics of JB's that look real similar. And it seems like I read somewhere that there's a mutation that'll determine whether the legs are short or long on a Jap? I could be mistaken of course!

He's an impulse purchase from a TSC bin, if that helps

. He was in with a bunch of similar bantam chicks, and I picked him plus the only bantam feather-footed chick in the bin (the oddball- now my Buttercup). This TSC orders their birds from Ideal if it makes a difference.

 

[Chris09]

Columbian Old English Game Bantam..

Chris

 

[Woofless]

Do OEG's have yellow legs though? I know anything's probably possible with hatchery stock, but all the OEG bantams I'm seeing on Feathersite have dark legs....?

 

[ourlittleflock]

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x2 - my guess

 

[SilverPhoenix]

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x2 - my guess

x3! Doesn't have the body shape of either a Japanese bantam or a serama, and I have all three breeds in my coop. The yellow legs are a bit unusual (so bright), but I still say that's my guess.

 

[NYREDS]

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Actually a BTW Japanese should have yellow legs. A Columbian OEGB should have pinkish white legs.

 

[Chris09]

Like NYREDS A Columbian OEGB should have Pinkish White legs but a lot of "hatchery" OEGB are coming Yellow legged...

Chris