I live on an 8 acre hobby farm and used to have bantam chickens. Well I don't like to have my chickens cooped up all the time and with the hawks around the bantams just wouldn't do. I looked around wanting the biggest chicken I could find, just to deter the hawks. I found this in the Jersey Giant! Since I have had them I have lost 0 to hawks. It makes me feel better knowing that the hawks aren't bothering my flock anymore. I know that there is till a possibility that it could happen, just much less likely.
My rooster isn't mean, he doesn't love to be held by any means, but doesn't attack me or my kids either. I have a couple hens that like to be held and all of them do a pretty good job laying. I'm not looking for the super egg producer and consider the egg production a bonus to keeping them. I'm very much looking forward to what the future has in store with my flock growth and will continue to learn more about the breed.
I would recommend them to anyone looking to get into chickens as a first timer. (If you have the room.)
My rooster isn't mean, he doesn't love to be held by any means, but doesn't attack me or my kids either. I have a couple hens that like to be held and all of them do a pretty good job laying. I'm not looking for the super egg producer and consider the egg production a bonus to keeping them. I'm very much looking forward to what the future has in store with my flock growth and will continue to learn more about the breed.
I would recommend them to anyone looking to get into chickens as a first timer. (If you have the room.)
