Kokkekokou
In the Brooder
Raising chickens isn't very popular in Japan, and a lot of the common breeds in America and other chicken-friendly countries aren't widely available here. I ordered my chicks from a local home center that had four breeds I could choose from:
Nagoya Kochin -- These are dual purpose birds that are sort of famous because people eat their meat raw, sashimi style.
Boris Brown -- I think this is another breed exclusive to Japan and developed to lay lots and lots of eggs.
Okazaki Ouhan -- This is also a dual purpose breed and is a cross between Rhode Island Red and Plymouth Rock (I think!)
Silkie -- Pretty sure you already know about them. Their eggs are really expensive here and used a lot in baking fancy cakes.
I ended up ordered 2 Boris Brown, 2 Okazaki Ouhan, and one Silkie. I took delivery of the Silkie and the Boris's last Friday, and the Ouhan will arrive in about 2 weeks.
This is Sparkle.
And Mia.
And the Silkie, named Kinu, which means 'silk' in Japanese.
It's been fun playing around with them so far and we can't wait to see them grow up and start laying eggs! I'll update this post with pics of the other two chickens when they arrive.
Nagoya Kochin -- These are dual purpose birds that are sort of famous because people eat their meat raw, sashimi style.
Boris Brown -- I think this is another breed exclusive to Japan and developed to lay lots and lots of eggs.
Okazaki Ouhan -- This is also a dual purpose breed and is a cross between Rhode Island Red and Plymouth Rock (I think!)
Silkie -- Pretty sure you already know about them. Their eggs are really expensive here and used a lot in baking fancy cakes.
I ended up ordered 2 Boris Brown, 2 Okazaki Ouhan, and one Silkie. I took delivery of the Silkie and the Boris's last Friday, and the Ouhan will arrive in about 2 weeks.
This is Sparkle.
And Mia.
And the Silkie, named Kinu, which means 'silk' in Japanese.
It's been fun playing around with them so far and we can't wait to see them grow up and start laying eggs! I'll update this post with pics of the other two chickens when they arrive.
