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Chicken breed
Japanese Bantam
Very short legs and an upright tail. The short-leg gene is lethal in a double dose, so about a quarter of eggs from two short-legged parents fail to hatch.
Hatch Index lists 6 varieties of Japanese Bantam from 4 hatcheries, and 6 are in stock today. Straight run starts at $6.99 (Black Japanese Bantam, Cackle Hatchery).
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Japanese Bantam | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.99 | 3 |
| Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.99 | 3 |
| Black Tailed White Japanese Bantam | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.99 | 3 |
| Gray Japanese Bantam | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.99 | 3 |
| Mottled Japanese Bantam | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.99 | 3 |
| White Japanese Bantam | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.99 | 3 |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, The Chick Hatchery, Valley Hatchery.
What the Japanese Bantam is like
- Egg colour
- Cream
- Eggs a year
- About 75 to 100
- Grown weight
- 1.25 lb hen, 1.5 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Friendly
- Climate
- Struggles in cold and wet
- Goes broody
- Often
- Kept for
- Ornamental
- Origin
- Japan
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.