Onagadori chicken, also known as long-tailed chicken or Long-tailed cock, is a rare breed of Japanese chicken, discovered in 1804. Onagadori chicken is considered the “national product” of the Japanese.
The highlight of this breed is that the tail grows continuously throughout life, which can grow from 7-10 cm per month with good care. An Onagadori chicken with a record tail of up to 13 meters was recorded in this country in 1970.
Onagadori chicken feathers are very soft, thick and fluffy. With an unusually long tail, the Onagadori chicken is often used as an ornamental or in famous chicken competitions.
However, only male Onagadori have long tails, while female tails have the same shape and size as normal chickens. The feather color of Onagadori chickens is very diverse but mainly banana, swallow, cashew…
Like other chickens, long-tailed chickens’ food is mainly bran and rice. When mature, Onagadori roosters reach a weight of 2 – 3kg, hens about 2kg.
Onagadori chicken has now been introduced to Vietnam and is creating a craze because of its beautiful feathers. However, the price of this chicken in Vietnam is quite high, from tens of millions of VND to hundreds of millions of VND/chicken. High-value Onagadori dogs, in addition to having long, silky fur, must also have a sharp demeanor, a loud, clear crow, and a red crest.
Onagadori roosters are kept in separate, large cages so they don’t fight and keep their tail feathers beautiful.