Phoenix chicken

Phoenix
A golden Phoenix hen and cock, showing the classic long flowing plumage of the breed
Conservation statusstudy
Other namesGerman: Phönix
Country of originJapan; Germany
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    • Standard: 2.5 kg
    • Bantam: 740 g[1]
  • Female:
    • Standard: 1.8 kg
    • Bantam: 680 g[1]
Skin colouryellow
Egg colourcream or tinted
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAall other standard breeds[2]
ABAsingle comb clean legged
PCGBnot recognised[3]
APSlight breed softfeather[4]
Illustration from the Geflügel-Album of Jean Bungartz, 1885

The Phoenix is a German breed of long-tailed chicken. It derives from cross-breeding of imported long-tailed Japanese birds similar to the Onagadori with other breeds.[5]

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