Japanese Bantam Thread!

[Wenzel's_Bird_Haven]

OK, here are some pictures of my Black Breasted Red Japanese project birds. We still have a couple of years before they are close to what i'm wanting, but we are off to a good start.

 

[chrisf]

Wenzel's_Bird_Haven :

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20848_img00494.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20848_img00492.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20848_img00490.jpg

OK, here are some pictures of my Black Breasted Red Japanese project birds. We still have a couple of years before they are close to what i'm wanting, but we are off to a good start.

I really like these birds!...they look somewhat like my Ohiki bantams which are short legged and longtailed.........................................chrisf​

 

[jenjscott]

Hi wenzels!!!! welcome to BYC! Met you at shawnee!

 

[jenjscott]

Just got word that a white cockerel took reserve champion of show at Winston-Salem this weekend, it was the 2011 Japanese Natonal. Congratulations to Morgan and White on their win!

 

[Wenzel's_Bird_Haven]

Yes Mam, I remember you and look forward to seeing you again. We could not make the trip to the Nationals this year, but we are so impressed that a Japanese made it to Reserve Champion of show. Hopefully your incubator is fired up and running and you have a wonderfull hatch this year. Wenzel

 

[vfem]

You know, I forget to post pictures of the kids! I got two grey japanese bantams... 100% hatch rate.

(2 silkies in there too)

 

[vfem]

I have a couple of those Japanese Bantam chicks available here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=475402

 

[lanietx]

well, looks like i will be joining the japanese bantam fan club!

just brought home my first pair, black tailed white! they are awesome!
(was not a planned purchase, so i will be building a coop soon too!)

 

[shelleyd2008]

Does anyone have any tips to increase fertility? So far mine have not been fertile at all, I think it's due to the short-leggedness of the cock. Any tips would be appreciated, I really don't want to sell them

But non-producers have to go or produce.

 

[japman117201]

There are several issues that affect fertility.
1. How closely the birds are related.
2. Length of the legs of the male but not really a big issue.
3. Probably the first to change is amount of light.
Most people realize that it takes extended days of light for females to start to lay but we don't realize that males are also affected by light. I put 14 hours of light on my breeding pens to get fertile eggs.
Terry