Japanese chicken
The Japanese Bantam, or Chabo, is an ornamental true bantam with very short legs and a tall upright tail.
The Japanese is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB True Bantam class. Its origin is given as Japan.
It is kept in bantam form. Recognised colours: Black Tailed White, Black Tailed Buff, Buff Columbian, White, Black, Birchen Grey, Silver Grey, Dark Grey, Millers Grey, Mottled Black, Mottled Blue, Mottled Red, Blue, Lavender, Cuckoo, Red, Tri-coloured, Wheaten Bred, Partridge Bred, Brown Red, Blue Red, Silver, Gold Duckwing. Typical adult weights: cock about 510–600 g and hen about 400–510 g.
Expect roughly 80–160 eggs a year, with cream/tinted shells. It is mainly kept for exhibition or as an ornamental bird.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, poultrykeeper.com, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- True Bantam
- Origin
- Japan
- Kept for
- Exhibition or ornamental
History
Its origin is unknown. DNA suggests it descends from Japanese fighting fowl. Poultrykeeper says it came to Japan from China in the early 1600s and to the UK in the 1860s. The present Japanese Bantam Club formed in 1961.
Appearance
A large range of colours, including Black-tailed White and Buff and the Greys. Very short legs caused by hereditary chondrodystrophy.
Recognised colours
Black Tailed White, Black Tailed Buff, Buff Columbian, White, Black, Birchen Grey, Silver Grey, Dark Grey, Millers Grey, Mottled Black, Mottled Blue, Mottled Red, Blue, Lavender, Cuckoo, Red, Tri-coloured, Wheaten Bred, Partridge Bred, Brown Red, Blue Red, Silver, Gold Duckwing
Size and weight
- Forms
- Bantam
- Cock
- 510–600 g
- Hen
- 400–510 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 80–160
- Egg colour
- Cream/tinted
- Notes
- Poultrykeeper gives 80–160 white, cream or brown eggs.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Beginners
- Not ideal for beginners
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- The Japanese Bantam Club, breed-specific
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