Saturday, October 30, 2010

Japanese Bantams on Friday!

I'm really looking forward to the Japanese Bantams (aka Japs or Chabos) coming on Friday.
They're going to be tiny. I'm going to trial the Belgiums under the house during the night. I expect a few peeps, it'll be their first night out of the brooder box, but under the house is protected from breezes and winds, so I think they'll be fine. I'm sure Bluey will enjoy crowing to a wider audience. The neighbours are having a party tonight. I'm sure they'll welcome the 5am wake-up call! *lol*
 This is what an adult Belgian Bantam d'Uccle looks like:


Anyway, the Japs are coming from Simon Drew, a young breeder from Kureelpa on the Sunshine Coast. If you dont know what a Japanese Bantam looks like, they're very Japanese! Proud and fierce looking birds, but really quite friendly and docile... Huge red combs (males) and both male and females have tails that tower over them, almost right over their backs.


Here are a couple of pics of Simon and his champion Rooster, and also a pair of Japs.
Our chicks will likely be a black & white like these, and a blue mottled. You can view more Japs on Simon's site: http://mistwoodpoultry.webs.com/

Whilst it's a shame only two hatched, if they are both girls then our brood will be complete. :0)

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