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WELL THE POST OFFICE CALLED..........   MY JAVA EGGS ARE IN!!!!!!!!        NNOOOOOOOOOO.........................    MY MOM JUST TOLD ME THE LADY AT THE POST OFFICE SAID THE BOX SMELL BAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!    PLEASE AFTER 2 YEARS OF WATING...............   PLEASE NO BROKING EGGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!       MY DAD IS PICKING THEM UP BUT WILL NOT BE HOME TILL 5:00 - 6:00     

OK, MY EGGS ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!       AND NO EGGS ARE BROKING!!!!!!   

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Originally Posted by java girl 2 

OK, MY EGGS ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!       AND NO EGGS ARE BROKING!!!!!!   

Yay!

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Originally Posted by flowerchild59 

So how is the java egg production?  What size eggs are you getting?

Java eggs I have seen from 3 or 4 different bloodlines are all about the same.

They are light light tannish-pink in color like the Buckeye egg, usually longer than big around, a more torpedoe shape than round.

Size is in the commercial equivilant of a medium to large egg.

Not seeing very many double yolkers in these heritage breeds as I do in newer breeds and commercial layers who are designed to pump out OVA.

They do go broody, so far not as bad as Buckeyes do !

But they do go broody and make very good Mothers.

I have a wonderful java hen from haTHOR sitting on 11 eggs right now.

She is an absolute doll, and most talkative as well !

The hen is in a layer flock, and I gave her 11 eggs from the breeder flock of Bowen Javas.

So far, she is sitting tight !

Well out of 5 Sexed pullet's I bought 2 have turned out to be Roo's. Hoping they would all be girls We ordered a little Cockerel he hatched out a week ago and is 6 wks younger then the rest, when we picked him up he was almost at heavens gate.I promptly got him home and got some save a chicks down him and he was back up and running around eating and drinking playing with the others. I am kinda hoping that He turns out to be a She then I would have 3 and 3. My question is would they be o.k. in pairs? I know not many people around here are patient in waiting for their chicks to grow and produce and their is NO way I will give them up to the feed store even if i have to build separate living quarters for the boys. I am having a hard time finding home for other chicks that hatched out. 

One of the little boys likes to fly up on my hand when i am changing their water I pet his chest and he will start cuddling he doesn't even peep when i give him a little kiss on the head.

I read  in one of my chicken books this morning that said keeping 3 roosters together rather than just 2 can help decrease problems between them.

Of course you never know - the boys might turn out to be friends.  Right now the two older boys that we have are still lovey-dovey with each other and aren't having any problems getting along.  Of course that could change as they mature, but for now they are happy with each other.

Glad my girl is sitting for you!  That is something about my flock I want to KEEP--a lot of broodiness. <3

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Originally Posted by Chickielady 

Java eggs I have seen from 3 or 4 different bloodlines are all about the same.

They are light light tannish-pink in color like the Buckeye egg, usually longer than big around, a more torpedoe shape than round.

Size is in the commercial equivilant of a medium to large egg.

Not seeing very many double yolkers in these heritage breeds as I do in newer breeds and commercial layers who are designed to pump out OVA.

They do go broody, so far not as bad as Buckeyes do !

But they do go broody and make very good Mothers.

I have a wonderful java hen from haTHOR sitting on 11 eggs right now.

She is an absolute doll, and most talkative as well !

The hen is in a layer flock, and I gave her 11 eggs from the breeder flock of Bowen Javas.

So far, she is sitting tight !

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Originally Posted by Grumpypantsmomma 

My question is would they be o.k. in pairs? I know not many people around here are patient in waiting for their chicks to grow and produce and their is NO way I will give them up to the feed store even if i have to build separate living quarters for the boys.

My flock started with 6 boys and 5 girls.  They grew up from brooder to 13wks together and for the most part got along fine.  My trouble is too many neighbors.  I had to reduce the number of crowers to one.  At the end of their time together - four of the boys tended to 'get into it' by chest bumping, 'hoarding' the hens into corners from one another, etc.  Not very gentlemanly behavior.  Once they were seperated from the hens, it seemed like they got along better. 

I've heard of folks building bachelor pens - just make sure the boys have NO line of sight to the girls - then they'll be happy enough. 
 

I know it's still 6 weeks away or so...But is anyone attending the 2012 Garfield Farm Rare Breed Show, May 20th? 

I'll be in the audience that morning, wondering if anyone else will be as well! 

Hoping to bring home a dozen chicks, as my flock isn't going broody.  Watch, I bring home chicks and viola - someone will go broody!  Isn't that how it works?!