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Could my chickens look like this? (might be a dumb question)

Discussion in 'Managing Your Flock' started by olp_63, Jul 7, 2008.

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  1. Jul 7, 2008 #1
    olp_63

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    Ok, so I'm going to be a total noob and ask this dumb question. I'm curious/bored so....My questoin is: Do Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantams have the same tails as the other varieties of Japanese Bantams?

    The Black, White, Black-Tailed White, etc., Japanese roosters all have tails like this....

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    But I see Buffs with tails like this....

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    Is it just this one rooster with the short tail? Or do all buffs have tails like these?

    EDIT: wow, I just realized how stupid this post was. Sorry guys! It's 2 am! :|
     
    Last edited: Jul 7, 2008
  2. Jul 7, 2008 #2
    Guitartists

    Guitartists Resistance is futile

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    I think they are supposed to follow a standard, which would include shape. It should be like that for all color varieties (to the best of my knowledge) The hard part would be in finding a breeder with very nice examples of this [​IMG]
     
  3. Jul 7, 2008 #3
    cthrash1

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    I will put in a pic of my BTB Japanese...He is 4 months old...some time today. He isn't of perfect standard but his tail doesn't do like the one in the pic above.
     
  4. Jul 7, 2008 #4
    Greyscale Rainbow

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    I think it's just that the second one is standing up, whereas Japs are almost always photographed sitting down as it makes their tail look more striking.
     
  5. Jul 7, 2008 #5
    bustnova

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    This is my japanese bantam rooster - King
    [​IMG]
     
  6. Jul 13, 2008 #6
    cthrash1

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    Sooo sorry I didn't add this pic when promised...I just remembered to take my phone back to the coop with me so I could take this pic...This is Terminator my 4mo old Black tailed buff Japanese cockerel

    [​IMG].
     

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