The Red-Shouldered Yokohama
(rotgesattelte Jokohama)
In the shot below I am holding one of the Yokohamas
from Dutch breeding lines. We nicknamed him Tarzan because of his bellowing
crow . This rooster was used in the foundational lines of Knut Roeder's
famous Yokohamas seen in the illustrations on the first page of these pages dedicated to the Red-Shouldered Yokohama.
The Dutch lines show clearly the Malayan influence
from out crosses made with Malayans in Holland probably in the middle of
the last century. Noteworthy is the rich feathering, clear spangling and
large size!
The next image is of other Dutch-line Yokohama
showing the three "arched lines" from head to shoulder, shoulder
to back and back to tail that are typical traits of the Malayan breed.
This shot shows only the back of a Swiss bred
Yokohama, showing the short-bodied and short-legged forms typical of the
late 1980's in Switzerland and elsewhere. Since this line extinguished with
the death of Mr. Jaisli, new birds from the German lines are predominate
in the Swiss Yokohama scene. This bird has the typical posture of a Minohiki
with upright chest and trailing wings. The Japanese feel that the Minohiki's
inherit beauty is best maintained with this particular posture. It is a
shame that this Swiss line is now extinct.
