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Roosters & Hens Ornamental breeds, Italian champion breeds
In the photo the race Yokohama chicken.
The Yokohama is a German breed of fancy chicken, with unusual colouring and very long tail-feathers. It was created by Hugo du Roi [de] in the 1880s, and derives from ornamental birds brought to Europe from Japan in the second half of the nineteenth century. Some of these were shipped from the Japanese port of Yokohama, and so were known by that name. In Germany, the Yokohama name is used only for white or red-saddled birds;[1] in the United Kingdom, it is used also for the birds known elsewhere as Phoenix, in various colours
Photo Roosters and Hens Ornamental breeds, Italian champion breeds August 2020.
![In the photo the race Yokohama chicken.<br />
The Yokohama is a German breed of fancy chicken, with unusual colouring and very long tail-feathers. It was created by Hugo du Roi [de] in the 1880s, and derives from ornamental birds brought to Europe from Japan in the second half of the nineteenth century. Some of these were shipped from the Japanese port of Yokohama, and so were known by that name. In Germany, the Yokohama name is used only for white or red-saddled birds;[1] in the United Kingdom, it is used also for the birds known elsewhere as Phoenix, in various colours<br />
Photo Roosters and Hens Ornamental breeds, Italian champion breeds August 2020.](https://photo.stefanospaziani.it/img-get/I00002svR14Slkuw/s/750/img260-copia.jpg)