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Yes hens lay small eggs. They are pretty eggs, a pearl white.Do the hens lay small eggs or anything? We have two white little roosters that I call my living Zen garden.
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Yes hens lay small eggs. They are pretty eggs, a pearl white.Do the hens lay small eggs or anything? We have two white little roosters that I call my living Zen garden.
Yes she is a Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam. And she is definitely a she. If she is not laying eggs yet it looks like she might soon. She is very pretty.I started a thread: first response said "She appears to be a Black-Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam. That breed is known for having short legs, and upright tails." I finally found this forum. . .
Almond's her name, ( Hope it's a she ) she has SHORT legs otherwise regular Banty size.
Almond's side view. I'm loving that tail.
Coca Nutt
" Almond " my shorty hen found @ auction. Someone said she was a " Japanese Bantam something "
Ideas BYC peeps
Thank you,Yes she is a Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam. And she is definitely a she. If she is not laying eggs yet it looks like she might soon. She is very pretty.
Just so I understand : " Lethal Gene "
One unusual characteristic of Japanese bantams is extremely short legs. The trait is mainly caused by a single lethal gene, and all Japanese bantams are heterozygous. When the bantams are bred, 25% of the embryos receive two mutant alleles and die before hatching. 50% of the embryos receive one mutant allele and one wild type allele and are short-legged. The remaining 25% receive two wild type alleles and have legs that are longer than what most breeders want. When two long-legged birds are bred together, they never produce offspring with short legs. Breeding a short legged with a long legged will produce 50% short legged, 50% long legged without any lethal embryos.
25 % of embryos : Die before hatching
25 % of embryos : Will have Long legs
50 % of embryos : Will have Short legs
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721566/japanese-bantam-egg-productionPretty useless thread.
What are they like as layers and brooders?
As far as layers mine are great, they lay 5-6 small creamy eggs a week.Pretty useless thread.
What are they like as layers and brooders?