The Phoenix is the German-bred, more practical cousin of Japan's Onagadori long-tailed fowl — still ornamental, but with a tail that moults on a normal cycle instead of growing indefinitely. Roosters carry long flowing sickle feathers and need room to roam plus clean, dry housing to keep them intact, and growing chicks need extra protein while those feathers come in. Hens are poor layers of small white to tinted eggs but will sit and mother a clutch. Best in hot to moderate climates and best in the hands of a keeper who's in it for the plumage.
Heat tolerant
Broody
Flighty
Egg colorWhite To Light Brown
Egg production50–150 / year
TemperamentFlighty
BroodinessFrequent
ClimateHeat tolerant
PurposeShow
Weight
Large fowl (Standard size)
Hen4 lb
Rooster5.5 lb
Bantam (Miniature size)
Hen1.4 lb
Rooster1.6 lb
How to spot it
CombSingle
Single comb, small
Earlobes
White
Legs & feet
Slate to yellowish legs, four toes
Look for
Long sweeping sickle feathers on a small bird — usually silver or gold duckwing, unlike the Yokohama's red-shouldered white
Single
