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Japanese Bantam
Selectively bredCommon in the tradeIntermediate to keep

Black-tailed White

A variant of Japanese Bantam (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Black-tailed White

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

White body with a contrasting black tail and the breed's hallmark huge upright tail and ultra-short legs (Chabo). One of the most iconic and shown colors.

Keeper tips for this variant

The extreme short leg comes from a creeper (Cp) lethal gene — never expect a clean hatch, as homozygous embryos die in shell; this is inherent to the breed, so accept reduced hatchability rather than trying to breed it out.

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

Other Chicken breeds variants

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