Phoenix
Ornamental · Germany
The Phoenix was created in 19th-century Germany from Japanese long-tailed stock, and a good rooster trails tail feathers two to five feet behind him like a comet. It's a bird you keep for beauty, giving it high perches and dry ground to protect that spectacular train.
Eggs per year
60–120
Egg color
Cream
Egg size
Small
Hen weight
3.5–4.5 lbs
Temperament
Alert and reserved
Broodiness
Sometimes broody
Did you know?
Its ancestor, Japan's Onagadori, can grow tail feathers over 20 feet long because the birds molt those feathers rarely, if ever.
Is the Phoenix right for your flock?
Expect roughly 60–120 cream eggs a year from a healthy hen in her prime — production dips during molt and the short days of winter, and eases off as she ages. Planning space? A Phoenix hen runs 3.5–4.5 lbs, so size the coop with our coop size calculator and estimate the feed bill with the feed cost calculator.
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