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Japanese Bantam
Selectively bredUncommon in the tradeIntermediate to keep

Black-tailed Buff

A variant of Japanese Bantam (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Black-tailed Buff

Representative Japanese Bantamphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

Golden-buff body with a black tail, the warm-toned counterpart to the black-tailed white. Even buff color is difficult to fix.

Keeper tips for this variant

Cull for even buff shade across the body — and like all Japanese bantams, keep the short, very low-set body up off cold, wet ground that the near-touching keel picks up easily.

This page covers the Black-tailed Buff variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Japanese Bantam

Other Chicken breeds variants

Black-tailed WhiteWhite / Black / Blue / GreyMottled / Brown-red / WheatenFrizzle Japanese Bantam