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    The Japanese Bantam is a docile breed whose hens go broody easily and make good mothers, though fertility can be low if using a short-legged cock. Cocks weigh about 750 grams and hens weigh 600 grams. Fanciers of this breed in the Netherlands are united in the Chabo Liefhebbers Club, which organizes an annual Young Bird Day and club show, and publishes a magazine regularly to promote the breed.

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    The Japanese Bantam is a docile breed whose hens go broody easily and make good mothers, though fertility can be low if using a short-legged cock. Cocks weigh about 750 grams and hens weigh 600 grams. Fanciers of this breed in the Netherlands are united in the Chabo Liefhebbers Club, which organizes an annual Young Bird Day and club show, and publishes a magazine regularly to promote the breed.

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    Aviculture Europenl 6

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    The Japanese Bantam is a docile breed whose hens go broody easily and make good mothers, though fertility can be low if using a short-legged cock. Cocks weigh about 750 grams and hens weigh 600 grams. Fanciers of this breed in the Netherlands are united in the Chabo Liefhebbers Club, which organizes an annual Young Bird Day and club show, and publishes a magazine regularly to promote the breed.

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    The Japanese Bantam is quite docile.

    The hens go broody easily and make good


    mothers. The fertility can be low if you use a short legged cock.
    The weight of a cock is about 750 grams/ 26 oz., a hen weighs 600 grams/22 oz.

    Above: Trio black Japanese Bantams in the snow.

    The (Dutch) fanciers of this breed are united in the “Chabo Liefhebbers Club”
    Dutch Chabo (Japanese bantam) Breeders Association This club organises a
    “Young Bird Day” every year and houses its club show at one of the National
    shows. The club has its own club magazine which is published on a frequent and
    regular basis. If you are interested in the breed: There are Chabo / Japanese
    Bantam breeders associations in many countries. They promote the true
    Japanese Bantam and often establish a breeders list.

    Left:
    Black Daruma cock.

    The photos in this


    article are kindly
    provided by: Henk
    van der Wilk, Udo
    Ahrens, Karl
    Schlüter and Ardjan
    Warnshuis.
    Photos of Daruma
    and Taikan:
    Manfred Bartl.

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