Japanese chicken breed - Japanese bantam

Japanese (or Chabo) Bantams are real show birds and go back a long way in history. It is thought that they first arrived in Japan from China in the early 1600s when they started to appear in Japanese paintings. In Japan, they are called “Chabo” which means “bantam” or “dwarf” in Japanese but is also the old Japanese name for Southeast Asia. They are thought to have reached the UK in the 1860s and the first Japanese Bantam Club was formed at the Crystal Palace (London) show on 12th November 1912. The club didn’t have any activity during the two World Wars but resumed activities afterward. The club was briefly amalgamated to the Frizzle club in 1946 but this didn’t last for long. The present Japanese Bantam Club of Great Britain was formed in 1961.

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1- Are Japanese bantams good layers?

Hens are not good layers. They lay a fair amount of small eggs. The Japanese bantam chicken is an ideal breed for people who are fond of their lawns and gardens. The Japanese bantam chickens should be kept in a very clean chicken house because their wingtips touch the ground and can be easily soiled.

2-Are Japanese bantams cold hardy?

Here are some Japanese bantam facts that are good to know if you're considering adding these types of birds to your flock. Tame Temperament – Japanese bantam chickens are sweet and easygoing. Weather Concerns – This small, fragile bird is not a cold-weather hardy breed.

3-What color eggs do Japanese bantams lay?

white eggs nearly all of the true bantams lay white eggs although I have a few Japanese bantams that lay cream to light brown.

4-Do Japanese bantams go broody?

Japanese Bantam hens lay few eggs (approximately 100 eggs per year) and these tend to be very tiny indeed. They go broody quite easily and are also very protective mothers to their chicks which hatch after 20 days of incubation.

5-Do bantam chickens lay eggs in winter?

Easter Eggers are notoriously poor winter layers, but it must be pointed out that most bantams don't lay through the winter as well as larger birds. When you do get those first eggs from your bantam birds, remember that the first eggs laid by *any* chicken will be much smaller than the eggs she will eventually lay.

6-Are bantam roosters loud?

The hens still cluck and the rooster still crow and a bantam rooster might make more noise than a quiet breed of large fowl like an Orpington.  Bantams are generally not the quietest in the backyard but quieter than the large-sized breeds or noisier than the others.

7-Can bantam chickens fly?

If you have bantam hens, you will know they can fly very well, achieving a considerable height! If they are startled by a predator they can fly up into a tree and roost there as long as is needed, in fact, some bantam breeds can do an almost vertical takeoff!

Characteristics

• Uses: Exhibition / Ornamental.
• Origin: Japan. Eggs: 80 – 160 white, cream, or brown.
• Weight: Cock: 510 – 600g, Hen: 400 – 510g.
• Colors: 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 Bread, Partridge Bred, Brown Red, Blue Red, Silver and Gold Duckling.