Ohiki

Ohiki
A black breasted-red cock
Other namesJapanese: 尾曳
Country of originJapan
Classification
APAno
EEyes
PCGBrare true bantam

The Ohiki (Japanese: 尾曳, Obiki) is a Japanese breed of small chicken, characterised by unusually long tail-feathers in cock birds; the breed name means approximately 'tail dragging'.: 222  It is a true bantam, a small-sized bird with no large–fowl counterpart. It originates in Kōchi Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku in southern Japan, and is thought to derive from cross-breeding in the Edo Period (1603–1867) between long-tailed breeds such as the Onagadori and bantams such as the Chabo.: 222 

The Ohiki was recognised as a Natural Monument of Japan in 1923.: 2 : 12 : 91 

History


Breeding in the United Kingdom began in the 1990s.: 198 

Characteristics

Three colour varieties are recognised in Japan: black-breasted red, black-breasted silver and white.: 4  The Entente Européenne recognises the first two of these, and lists four unrecognised colours. The Poultry Club of Great Britain recognises four colours: black-red, gold duckwing, silver duckwing and white.

References

  1. ↑ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 J. Ian H. Allonby, Philippe B. Wilson (editors) (2018). British Poultry Standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain, seventh edition. Chichester; Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781119509141.
  5. 1 2 Wanda Zwart, Marc King, David Rogers, Toni-Marie Astin (December 2013). Ohiki – 尾曳. Aviculture Europe. 9 (6), article 8. Archived 14 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Sayed Abdel-Maksoud Osman, Masashi Sekino, Takehito Kuwayama, Keiji Kinoshita, Masahide Nishibori, Yoshio Yamamoto, and Masaoki Tsudzuki (2006). Genetic variability and relationships of native Japanese chickens based on microsatellite DNA polymorphisms-Focusing on the natural monuments of Japan. The Journal of Poultry Science. 43' (1): 12–22.
  7. ↑ Masaoki Tsudzuki (2003). Japanese native chickens. In: Hsiu-Luan Chang, Yu-chia Huang (editors) (2003). The Relationship between Indigenous Animals and Humans in APEC Region. Taipei: Chinese Society of Animal Science, pages 91-116.
  8. ↑ Victoria Roberts (2008). British Poultry Standards: Complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424.