Phoenix
Animal identity
One living story. Knowledge kept together.
A Phoenix rooster and hen displaying the breed's long tail feathers. · JTdale · CC BY-SA 3.0 · License terms
Recognize what makes this population itself.
Phoenix chickens belong to the long-tail exhibition tradition but should not be equated automatically with Japanese Onagadori. Their tail performance reflects inherited traits and husbandry together. White to tinted eggs accompany a primarily ornamental and feather-production identity.
The Conservancy's reference profile describes medium eggs with white to tinted brown shells. These descriptions help compare the population's traditional farm role; actual performance also depends on age, breeding line and management.
Appearance introduces the animal; a registry standard explains a documented breeding population. A photograph, color or familiar informal name alone cannot establish every individual’s membership.
- Recorded roles
- Exhibition, feathers
- Egg Color
- White to Tinted Brown
- Egg Size
- Small to Medium
- Temperament
- Docile
- Breed Weight
- Male 5.5 lbs. / Female 4 lbs.
Reference values from the breed’s conservation profile. Weight describes a reference animal, not a universal feeding or fitness target. Temperament varies with breeding, individual experience and handling.
Interpreting this population in practice
How its documented identity shapes learning and conservation.
The Phoenix is a developed long-tailed breed rather than a synonym for every Japanese long-tailed chicken. Explain its breeding history and distinguish it from Yokohama and ancestral Japanese types. Tail display is a management commitment as well as a visual trait. A complete teaching account should consider feather care, normal flock life and functional breeding alongside photographs.
Sources for general species learning
Sources behind the breed’s story.
The original history, identity and conservation teaching above draws on these cited accounts. Official links open the full material for further study.
Keep learning from official information.
These research portals help locate further material. A search link is a route for exploration; it is separate from the sources used for the article above. Domestic breed information, wild-species assessment, historical books and new research need their own context.
- FAO DAD-IS · Domestic breed information
- IUCN Red List · Species assessments
- Biodiversity Heritage Library · Historical literature search
- USDA National Agricultural Library · Research search
- Google Scholar · Scholarly literature search
- Open Library · Book catalogue search
- HathiTrust · Digitized catalogue search