Author Topic: Japanese bantam (Read 1331 times)

macgro7 · « **on:** September 17, 2019, 08:13:27 pm »

Does anyone keep Japanese bantams?
Saw them in Melton Rare Breed sale last Saturday and fell in love!
Beautiful little birds!
Anyone has any experience with them?
I heard they carry a gene that prevents 1/4 of them hatching properly

chrismahon · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2019, 08:04:45 am »

These are called 'Chabo' in Japan and come in a large range of colours. They do carry a lethal gene which prevents 25% from hatching but apparently they come in two distinct leg lengths- if you breed long with short there isn't a problem, but long with long or short with short and there is. Plenty of info on the www.poultrykeeper.com site. There is also a well established breed club which may have more info.

doganjo · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2019, 09:26:02 pm »

Sounds a bit like our 'bobtail' gene in Brittanys. Breed long tail to short tail fine, breed short tail to short tail and 25% don't implant - the double bobtail gene. However, it is wrongly termed lethal since they are never alive.