Ohiki Chicken Thread

[onagadori]

Sure they can....The only diff is the Ohiki dont have the creeper gene that Regular chabo have. So you can breed short to short with no dead chicks in the shell... To get the type it would take a cochin or other full round feathered bird.But sure it can be done...People dont want to work that hard Mandy they want everything handed to them already made or "little" effort...TM

I suppose one would need to study the lethal gene associated with the short legs.Another hang up would be finding a longtail (phoenix type) with enough multiple feathering to create a full feathered offspring. Thankfully there are a handful of breeders who are recreating breeds and varieties and also new breeders coming up that will continue their work.
I have found very few lines of longtails that need "little" effort.. Especially if one wants to keep their type and tails.. A good line of longtails can quickly be turned into a bad line by improper selection. Similar to an older post I read on another forum about testing birds for nonmolting rather than just selling them off before they are old enough to know whether they possessed the trait/gene.. With the slow rate of "coming into their own" on these ohiki, it seems like you would not cull until around age 2. Unless of course you had an abundance of good birds and not enough room to properly condition individual specimens.

 

[pokey]

I just wanted to ask if someone will continue to post pics of your ohikis.I know you agreed not to any longer, but I know there are lots of people on the forum that are interested in them. I for one am interested,and still have questions and would like some input. There seems to be a great deal of work that was done and I want to help even if I can't do it large scale.Atleast I want to help.

 

[Toni-Marie]

She can post them all she wants...There hers...She has some very nice ones at that...Pretty much finished...Just a little more tweeking to do. I'm she she will continue to choose the longest tails and saddles...It's in her blood as it is mine....When your hooked with long-tails your hooked...Mandy that's what Jerry was trying to do is he crossed a good non-molter type silver from Cye to a ohiki to breed back to them. He had ask me if that would help and I told him yes "IF" he used a soft tail male with no stiff tail feathers. He did that cross and I think you got a couple of those. I would use those back over your best type Ohiki to help on the saddles and tails on them...Good luck and If I can be of any help just yell...I'm still loving my painting you done for me...It's the best I've ever seen anywhere!!! TM

 

[onagadori]

 

[Toni-Marie]

Very nice in deed!! You captured him just perfect!!!...Very nice Amanda......TM

 

[onagadori]

Thanks. I really enjoy "banjo." He is a wonderful little rooster.

And a perfect model!

 

[Celtic Hill]

I was just taking care of my pair and my Cock is so funny. He was SO offended that I was holding him and then when I put him back he had to strut his stuff...Such a man! lol I love holding him and feeling how solid of a bird he is, and something about their short feet is so cool! Can't wait to hopefully hatch some chicks this spring!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Yep Ian,
There's nothing like an ohiki to me, love 'em... and yes all that coupled with the nubby legs just makes them that much more special.

No problem posting info either, if someone has a question about them...ask away

 

[Celtic Hill]

I was handling my bird, and it's super cool to see the blood feather, and I can def see some tail growth since I got him. They will be moving into my show coop once the rest of my OE go to their new home and I sanitize it.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

yep blood feathers are a pretty cool thing to see, check his saddles too, they'll stay in them just as long. Just so you know, They are a slow feathering breed. Usually the male will be 2 before he starts showing his full potential. First year birds do good at ground level. Saddles and converts start dragging usually at 2 +