JAPANESE LONG-TAILED FOWL OR TOSA FOWL 



In this extraordinary breed, which is believed to be of very ancient origin, the feathers of the tail show continuous growth, 

 reaching 7 to 8 feet, and in extreme cases 18 feet. This seems to be a physiological mutation. The offspring of a cross between a 

 Tosa cock and a white cochin Bantam hen yielded males with the Tosa coloration except that every feather was barred with white. 

 The males had abnormally long middle tail-feathers, but not so long as in the Tosa cock. The female offspring were like Tosa hens. 



