Japanese Bantams
a.k.a. Chabo
Black-tailed White Japs, a cock and hen
Photo courtesy of John deSaavedra
The Japanese bantams are true bantams, not miniatures of a large fowl. They occur in various colors, including Black-tailed White, Black, Mottled, Black-tailed Buff and Gray.
Their outstanding features are the very short, clean legs and their tail carriage: A Japanese bantam's long tail is carried high and well forward, in a manner that is normally called squirrel-tailed and is a disqualification in most breeds. They have an evenly serrated single comb, rather large on the males, and the face and ear lobes of the birds should be bright red.
The Japanese is an ideal bird to run on delicate lawns and gardens, as its short legs preclude it from doing much damage to the ground.
To save on loading time, Japanese bantam chicks are on another page.
Breed clubs:
Japanese Bantam Breeders Association
John deSaavedra
Barnyard Bantam Farm
5899 Blacks Road
Pataskala, OH 43062
e-mail: johnde@ameritech.net
The Japanese
Bantam Club of Great Britain
Mr & Mrs T Crook
Rivermead, Cockhill, Costessey Lane
Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk NR8 6HD
England
e-mail: japclub@ukonline.co.uk
Japanese Bantam Club of Australia
Secretary
PO Box 64
Deniliquin NSW Australia 2710
e-mail: japanesebantamclub@yahoo.com.au
The Dutch Chabo Breeders Association--English version available
Jap Links:
Jan Ubels's Chabo Home Page. It's in Dutch and English and the pictures are great.
John deSaavedra on Japanese bantams
Japanese bantams at Bill's Poultry
Japanese bantams at e-chickens
Cree Farm has Japanese bantams
Japanese bantams at Devonshire Traditional Breed Centre
Steve Wheat's Bantam Barn
Japanese Bantams at Popsun Farm Poultry
"Little Jap," a Black-tailed White Japanese
cock
A pair of Black Tailed Buff Japs
Two males: a Gray, on the left, and a Brown/Red
A Barred-tailed White Japanese cockerel, a new variety
developed by Jim Lucas of Onalaska, WA
Photo courtesy of Brian
Decker
A nice White Japanese male
A pair of Muffed White Japs
A Mottled hen and Blue-tailed White pullet
Photos courtesy of Taryn Koerker
Black-tailed Whites from South Korea
Photo courtesy of Lee Seong Woon
A Blue Japanese bantam male
Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
A Black Japanese bantam hen
Photo courtesy of Taryn Koerker
Jamie & Barb's Mottled Japanese "Joey" with some
of his hens (including a shot of "Sally")
Photos courtesy of Jamie & Barb Horton
A Grey Japanese female
Photo courtesy of Erin Reid
A Buff Japanese hen
Photo courtesy of Terry Wible
A pair of Cuckoo Japanese bantams
Photos courtesy of Tommy Green
A Black-tailed White Japanese male
And here's a female of the same variety
A nice White Japanese male
Photo courtesy of Thomas and Teresa
Williford
A Brown/Red Japanese bantam hen
Photo courtesy of Thomas and Teresa
Williford
A very nice Black Japanese male
A trio of White Japanese bantams
White Japanese females
Photo on the right courtesy of Parker
A female Black-tailed Buff Japanese
Photo courtesy of Joey Liistro
A work in progress: Blue Barred (a cockerel)
Photo courtesy of Thomas and Teresa
Williford
Japanese from the UK: A White female and Black male
Photos courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
A White male Chabo
Photo courtesy of Kim Mower
Here's a very handsome Grey Japanese rooster
Photo courtesy of Parker
A Black-tailed White Japanese rooster and Mottled hen from
the UK
Photos courtesy of Robert Stephenson
A nice Mottled Japanese rooster
Photo courtesy of Jaynelle Kelley
Two Frizzled Japanese bantam hens: a White and a
Black-tailed White
Photos courtesy of Thomas and Teresa
Williford
A Frizzled Mottled Japanese bantam male
Photo courtesy of William Stifler
A pair of Frizzled White Japanese bantams
Photos courtesy of Thomas and Teresa
Williford
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