Country
Specie
ISO3
JPN
Language
jap.
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Weight males
2.00
Weight females
1.60
Other specific visible traits
This breed has a very graceful appearance, with abundant, long hackles flowing over the shoulders. The saddle and tail feathers are also abundant and long, reaching the ground. Part of the population is white in colour with black breast.
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
This breed seems to descend from chicken imported from China about thousand years ago. This breed was designated a natural monument of Japan in 1941.
Year of origin
0
Location within country
Kyoto and Mie Prefectures
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
