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Positive Reviews

guineatech

Docile, beautiful, and massive

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By guineatech

Pros: Docile, beautiful, very large

Cons: slower growth and slightly poorer egg production

We had Black Jersey Giants. One became our flock rooster for a couple of years. He was huge and beautiful, with solid black eyes, iridescent plumage, and a very upright "proper" stance. We could pick him up and carry him around, and he wouldn't fuss, yet we have had him jump on a hawk that had one of his hens pinned down. Harvey was our favorite chicken ever, and was only let go because so many in the flock were his offspring. Harvey moved to a nearby farm where he is still going strong, despite being 5 years old!   Very large birds that grow a bit more slowly than the other heavy fowl. Extremely docile. Hens did go broody for us some, and laid reasonably well year round. Eggs...
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midasmychicken

Black Giant

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By midasmychicken

Pros: lay very large eggs sweet.

Cons: grow very slowly HUGE

I have one black giant, Penguin, she is very sweet. Let me tell you that they are HUGE when full grown. Roos can be 12-13 pounds, and females 11-12.
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Negative Reviews

Happy Houdan

Horrible chickens!!

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By Happy Houdan

Pros: None

Cons: Flighty,shy,never comes in the coop at night,and slow to mature

 Jersey Giants are horrible chickens they make the worst pets ever because there super flighty. They never come into the coop at night and roost in trees (they only come in to eat). I would never even get this breed even if I had to.
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ReiMiraa

Head and Heartache

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By ReiMiraa

Pros: Impressive looking

Cons: slow growing, small eggs, joint problems

I had black giants. The rooster was impressive 14 pounds... but he was so big and mean that he even scared my Dad. we called him Black Devil.  the hens were nice and quiet but their eggs were small and they broke eggs in the nesting box often. Close to the age of 9 months something happened that caused this breed to drop like flies. They would limp or have a bad leg... some would just sit.  I was able to keep my rooster alive for 3 weeks but once i left back for college my parents had to put him down... it was too sad seeing the head rooster go from 14 to 7 and be stuck in a cage because he couldn't walk. I don't have giants any more, I think all of them died off. It wasn't...
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outdoorsii

Very intersting chickens

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By outdoorsii

Pros: Huge & interesting, teddy bear attitudes, very beautiful

Cons: Huge

I have 1 full blooded JG, she is only 4 months old but she's a looker :) and then I have a mixed JG who I love to death!
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SaraChristine

love them

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By SaraChristine

Pros: Sweet, large eggs, full bodied

Cons: only laid every other day

Loved them! They were so sweet and always ran out of the woods to greet me. They were big enough that the dogs left them alone too.
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jeep381

I LOVE MY JERSEY GIANTS!

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By jeep381

Pros: Lays an egg every day, nice brown color. Always talking and giving her opinion.

Cons: None

these chickens are great, smart, always looking for something new to peck at.  Gives me one egg a day, each of them.  They are black/blue in color.  I am a first buyer, so I also bought two leghorns and two RIR's.  
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chickenzoo

Love them

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By chickenzoo

Pros: Good natured, eat little for their size, get along with other chickens, people friendly

Cons: Large size can interfere with high egg yield,

Love mine, Roos have been sweeties and they always get noticed.
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MA Mama

LOVE THEM

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By MA Mama

Pros: nice temperment, big eggs

Cons: eat alot

I have two and I love them.  They are really cool personalities.  I wouldn't call them sweet or affectionate, more like chill and relaxed.  They let me big them up with no problem, but not because it seems like they like it, more like because they can't be bothered to run away.  They are curious, they talk to me, and they like to cuddle with the other chickens at night.  I notice them trying to mother younger chicks, but sort of in a mildly bullying way..  like "I want to cuddle, DO IT" peck peck type of way.  It's really funny.  But they aren't bullies even though their size would allow them to be.  I get an egg a day pretty much, but I...
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SteeleFaithFarm

My Jersey Hens

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By SteeleFaithFarm

Cons: may not fit well in a small backyard coop in an urban seeing

I like my Jersey hens. They are pretty friendly and do well free ranging on my farm.
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cluckcluckgirl

BIG hen

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By cluckcluckgirl

Pros: Lays HUGE eggs, very protective and broody

Cons: Pecks hard at your finger

I had a Jersey Giant that was HUGE. She was about 9 pounds and ruled the roost, along w/a rooster. She was the first of our chickens to lay an egg, and then started to lay big eggs and eggs with two yolks. She was one hen that everyone, even the roos, knew not to mess around with. Even though she ruled the roost of hens, she never hurt any of them.
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bluegiantsc

Rooster who thinks hes a dog

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By bluegiantsc

Pros: Gentle

Cons: Loud

I have 2, a hen and a rooster. They're a little over 1 now, and almost done growing.  The hen started laying eggs at about 7 months, and shes been laying 1 a day since then. The eggs are great! We don't even buy store bought because she makes so many. The hen is very shy and timid, she watches from the side lines i guess you could say. But shes the first to find the bugs!  The rooster on the other hand is my buddy. He follows me everywhere like a dog, he lays by my chair when we sit outside, he lays in my flower beds when i'm working in them. He knows what the cup looks like that i feed them from. So when i walk out with the cup he runs to me and tries to get the food. He...
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Wolverton Farms

Hero Birds

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By Wolverton Farms

Pros: Stunning beauty, very hardy, size tends to deter predation

Cons: Those jokers can eat!!

Recently the local dogs have made a few raids on my flock. They never mess with my jersy giant roosters, consequently the hens of smaller breeds(hamburgs and leghorns) who were part of their harems have not been effected, the rest fell victim. Though not a fool proof defense in my experience a flock with a big twelve pounder marshaling the girls is less vulnerable than one without one.
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