Raising Japanese bantam chickens is popular in its native region and some other South Asian countries. It is grown as an ornamental breed and is known for its small size, extremely short legs, large crests, and gracefully curved tails.
As its name suggests, the “Japanese Bantam Chicken” is an Asian breed of chicken that originated in Japan. It is also known by other names. Such as Chabo, Shojo Chabo and Katsura Chabo. The word “chabo” in Japanese means bantam, dwarf or miniature.
Japanese bantam chicken is a real bantam breed, which means that there are no analogues of a large bird. And it is not and has never been bred as a breed of standard sized chickens. This is actually an unusual breed and is one of the few chicken breeds that is a true bantam.
Today, the Japanese bantam chicken breed is a strictly decorative bird that is popular with poultry farmers around the world. And the breed is very popular.
The American Bantam Association considers the Japanese bantam chicken breed to be one of the ten most popular of all chicken breeds. It was recognized and listed in the American Poultry Association’s Standard of Excellence in 1874.
However, commercial Japanese dwarf chicken farming can be a lucrative business if you can easily sell ornamental birds in your area. If there is no demand for ornamental birds in your area, you should consider breeding another breed.
How to Start Raising Japanese Bantam Chickens
Japanese bantam chickens are an unusual and decorative chicken breed. They are very strong and hardy birds. As such, it is relatively easy to start a commercial Japanese dwarf chicken farming business.
Here we try to describe more information about starting and running a successful dwarf chicken business in Japan, from buying birds to caring and marketing.
Buy chickens
First of all, you need to acquire very high quality, safe and healthy poultry to start a Japanese bantam chicken farming business. Good quality poultry is the key to a successful business. Therefore, always try to buy very high quality, healthy and active birds.
You can purchase day old chicks or adult birds depending on price and availability in your area. Adult birds are usually sold at very high prices in the market. But day-old chicks are much cheaper. Therefore, we recommend starting with day-old chicks.
You can buy chickens from one of your chicken suppliers, poultry centers or any existing Japanese poultry farm. Just make sure the chicks are healthy and active. You can also search your local online classified sites.
Houses
Establishing a good, comfortable and safe housing system is essential for starting a Japanese bantam chicken business. Because a good home not only helps birds stay healthy, but also keeps them away from all kinds of predators and adverse weather conditions.
The type of house can be anything depending on your budget. It can be made entirely of concrete or you can build your house from inexpensive and readily available materials like bamboo or wood. Just make sure the house is safe for birds.
When building a house, install a good ventilation system. Because a good ventilation system helps remove excess gas from the house and keep your birds healthy.
Make sure there is enough fresh air and light in the house. And make the house in such a way that you can easily clean it.
Japanese bantam chickens belong to the bantam breed. So each bird will need about 4 square feet of living space.
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Feeding birds very high quality, healthy and nutritious food is the most important part of Japanese bantam activity. Because good nutrition not only keeps birds healthy, but also helps them grow better and produce more.
You can feed your chicks ready-made/commercial poultry feed or prepare your own feed. Just make sure it’s healthy and nutritious enough for your pet birds.
Never feed contaminated feed to chicks and always try to provide them with enough clean, fresh drinking water to meet their needs.
Japanese dwarf chickens are suitable for both free-range and closed-system keeping. But raising them in an outdoor system will help you reduce your feed costs and at the same time help you produce higher quality produce.
reproduction
Like many other domestic chicken breeds, Japanese dwarf chickens are naturally very good breeders. They will reproduce easily and produce fertile eggs to hatch if your flock has a good ratio of hens to roosters.
Usually one healthy rooster is enough to raise about 10 hens. Hens are good mothers and mothers. Their chicks usually hatch after 20 days of incubation.
Care
Japanese bantam chickens are very easy to tame and fly well. Special care therefore requires Japanese breeding of bantam chickens. Always try to take good care of your birds.
Regularly monitor their health for any signs of illness or ailment, and take action if you notice anything out of the ordinary. Get them vaccinated in a timely manner and always try to maintain good contact with the veterinarian in your area.
Marketing
The marketing of chicken products (like meat and eggs) is not a problem. But the demand for ornamental birds may vary from place to place. Therefore, determine your marketing strategies before starting this business.
Here are the general steps and ways to successfully start and run a bantam chicken business in Japan. I hope this guide has helped you! Good luck and God bless you!
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