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[Cuban Longtails]

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aren't ko shamo and bantam shamo the same? i read description for shamos and their exists three types that differentiated by size, o-shamo, chu-shamo, and ko shamo. the ko shamo are the bantam size of all three types. and the chu shamos don't get over 4kg in weight while the o-shamo do.

No.. Ko Shamo are true breeding small shamo from Japan.

Bantam shamo were created in US by breeding down in size from existing Shamo stock.

 

[gallorojo]

Ko shamo and bantam shamo are not the same. Ko are not a bantam version of the o shamo, they are a distinct breed in their own right. Shamo means something like gamefowl in japanese, it's not a breed so much as a description. so, Ko means something like small gamefowl. The bantam shamo are the bantam version of the large o/chu type shamo, they were really made in the USA, and don't exist in the same form in Japan. Bantam shamo are APA recognized, Ko shamo are not.

Shoot-cuban lontails beat me to it...

 

[josh44]

Heres a pic of our dark shamo bantam Roo

Here's a pic of my barred shamo bantam Roo.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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I'm bored today, so I've been haunting the forum.

 

[kleber]

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aren't ko shamo and bantam shamo the same? i read description for shamos and their exists three types that differentiated by size, o-shamo, chu-shamo, and ko shamo. the ko shamo are the bantam size of all three types. and the chu shamos don't get over 4kg in weight while the o-shamo do.

No.. Ko Shamo are true breeding small shamo from Japan.

Bantam shamo were created in US by breeding down in size from existing Shamo stock.

so basically a bantam shamo is 'not a game bird' but a 'show bird' created in the US from the shamo and the ko shamo is a small shamo which is a small game bird not recognized by the APA? ok here is another discussion on the same topic in another website.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=5936

 

[kleber]

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check this link. it basically says that the ko shamo were created from the o-shamo to be kept in a smaller space.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/wi...ardchickens.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ko_Shamo

 

[Illia]

Updating people on pics of my Shamos. My stag has now matured beyond his title and is over a year old, but on the downside, my hen's only chick, a very nice pullet, died today. This year for chick raising is the worst ever for me. Looks like I'll have to wait another 2 months to see a Shamo chick again.

 

[gallo4319]

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Nice birds=D
The one that looks like blue is that a platinum? ,how do you call that color?
awesome color

 

[magicpigeon]

Illia, your birds are amazing

Unfortunately I cannot find any game bird sellers in Australia. But there were plenty in Malaysia I woudl have so imported LOL!

 

[josh44]

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Nice birds=D
The one that looks like blue is that a platinum? ,how do you call that color?
awesome color

They're Dun.