Java Thread

[MagicChicken]

Quote: Not a Java shape, either. Definitely an oops.

 

[Debs55]

This was to be a mottled java. What would you call the coloring?

That looks like a blue marans...

Edited to add: but without feathered shanks

 

[ChickaLong]

That looks like a blue marans...

Edited to add: but without feathered shanks

OK, She should start laying soon. I would like dark eggs.

 

[Debs55]

OK, She should start laying soon. I would like dark eggs.

yeah egg color would tell us a lot. other than that I have no guesses, she just looks built like my marans
could also be an orp, but doesn't look fluffy enough to me lol

 

[ChickaLong]

yeah egg color would tell us a lot. other than that I have no guesses, she just looks built like my marans
could also be an orp, but doesn't look fluffy enough to me lol

I got my first egg from her today, Not a marans color. Probably an orp

 

[haTHOR]

I have Black Javas only...my birds came from a closed flock straight from Garfield Farm. A few of them have some auburn bits on their faces and heads at hatch. One born yesterday has a LOT of auburn on face. The ones that have had this are generally VERY dark all over with more like gray where I expect white/yellow to be. Dark tops of feet too. My birds are in a 10 ft pen and never mix with any other birds--zero chance there is any other blood in there.

The pics mostly show the new baby with so much auburn, and the bigger baby with just a bit. Now, some of the birds in the brooder box are NOT BJs so don't worry about them not looking right

This is new to me because when I raised BJs in the past they were from a LONGTIME (like decades) closed flock of birds from poultry judge John Tunstall. I never, ever, in hatching out hundred of BJS from that line, encountered any auburn bits on birds.

Your thoughts?

 

[MagicChicken]

Sometimes I will get an occasional auburn or gold hackle feather in my Urch line of black javas. Have not had auburn show up in a chick.

I haven't had to deal with that much black in the soles either. There must be a way to counterbalance it. I'm wondering if you could rein it in by pairing that bird with a bird with lighter undercolor? Not sure why I think that might work, except my gut says there may be some additional melanin enhancer at work that a bird with lighter undercolor might not have.

It will be interesting to see how they grow out. Keep us posted.

 

[racinchickins]

Has anyone here gotten Mottled Javas from Sandhill Preservation? I see they offer them and wonder what they are like.

 

[SmallFryer]

Folks, I'm "SmallFry" I'm Not good with BYC website ~have been chue'd out every time I get on here because i'm not in the right area etc... All I want to do is purchase 3-5 molted Java Pullets in the Austin,TX area Please don't clue me out

 

[bnjrob]

Folks, I'm "SmallFry" I'm Not good with BYC website ~have been chue'd out every time I get on here because i'm not in the right area etc... All I want to do is purchase 3-5 molted Java Pullets in the Austin,TX area Please don't clue me out

Try contacting Ruth - here's her website http://www.wyandottesandrocks.com/