I have had a pet Silver Phoenix for the past 5 years or so. Yes it is a Rooster, but they are special because the have a unique gene that allows their tails to continue to grow without molting, or loosing them every year. Mine doesnt but its tail has gotten about 3.5 feet every year, and the record is about 30 feet, and when they reach that length they are considered Onagadori.

That is the reasoning behind how i decided to get this style of phoenix. my phoenix was silver, so i didnt want my tattoo phoenix to be rainbow like most, and i dont think my pet is on fire…. so my phoenix is not about mythology but instead something that i have been doing for 15 years.

Here is the only pic i ahve of him now, on the right.

And here is a link to antother site where they have the onagadori birds at the bottom:

http://www.longtail-fowl.com/japanese_breeds/Pages/onagadori_foto_album.html

So i hope that explains how i do have a pet phoenix.