The OHIKI

Standard for Ohiki (translated from the Japanese)- sent to my Julia Keeling, Asian Gamefowl Society, Contact person for UK and the British Isles: OHIKI (O ­ tail, Hiki ­ dragging) Single Comb, White Earlobe, Red-Brown Eye Colour Weight: cock 937g, hen 750g (young birds 600 ­ 750g) Colour: Red or White Hackled (Black Breasted Red or Red Duckwing and Black Breasted Silver or Siver Duckwing) Long tail has 30 angle and drags behind	A very popular breed in Japan, this is the most diminuitive member of the Long Tail breeds native to Japan. It is not a "dwarfed" large breed as the Bantam Phoenix and Bantam Yokohama, but rather a true Dwarf (or Bantam). The colours existing are black breasted red and sliver. The types in Japan range from the typical rounded rump, short-legged, simple-combed, white ear-lobed birds with 60 - 70 cm tails to lines or strains with over 90 to 150 cm tail feathers. The latter is believed to carry more Onagadoir genes. The tail feathers are subtle and slender like the Onagadori and even though I've had Ohiki in my hands on numerous occassions, I have yet to count the tail feathers. A wonderful addition to the Long Tail breeds, new imports of Ohiki are now in England, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Holland and should soon be showing up in national and international shows. Ohiki is a very calm breed, easy to handle and care for when treated well. They are easy to keep and steal the hearts of many at first sight.
The HEAD: The single comb is medium large for the small birds but not masive as in many Chabo lines. The earlobes are a greenish-yellowish white while the birds are moulting and growing new feathers, otherwise they are white with a yellowish cast. The legs are olive-willow green. The illustration below is of an exemplary head and comb. Eye colour is a fiery orange.
The neck hackles are extremely full and long, nearly covering the duckwing triangle on the wings. The saddle hackles varied in different specimens I've seen from long to very long, i.e. touching the ground and dragging ca. 5 cenitmeters to dragging 15 centimeters. The length of saddles hackles is a very difficult aspect to fix genetically and this variation of length can be seen in all the Longtail Breeds. Thei llustrations to the right and below show young roosters still in full feather growth. The body form, as can be seen here, is short and stocky. This is not one of my best photographs of Ohiki, as they normally stand prouder and "cockier" with the tail puffed up more. I guess he was a little camera-shy!

 

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