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    Newbie to showing, want to bring my Javas to the fair!

    I've always wanted to do this, and now (at 33 years old!) I finally have chickens! I have black Javas, and my roo is soooo handsome. My hen is cute too, but her back is all picked because she's the only hen I have and she gets a lot of "action" (although I've been letting her out during...
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    Help w/ rooster issue

    Not sure if this is the right forum or not (I figured Chicken Behavior....) but here goes. I have 2 Javas (a roo and a hen). Actually, we also have 8 chicks from them that I incubated (for the first time... go me!!) but they are still not in w/ the big guys. We have a coop for the 2 adults...
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    Maybe a dumb question about breeding my chickens...

    I have 1 rooster and 2 hens (Javas), and I plan on hatching some chicks soon. The 3 that I have currently came from the museum. Once I hatch some chicks, I plan on keeping the pullets and selling off/butchering the boys.... but then what about next time I want to hatch some chicks? Is it okay...
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    I have black Javas and need to get rid of 2 boys.....

    What should I do? I was originally going to butcher them, but they're such a rare breed I feel guilty. They were May babies (so they aren't chicks or anything), and I have 3 males and 2 females. I want to keep one male. WWYD? Could I sell them? Are they worth anything?
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    Hi, total newbie here, and I love my Javas!!

    Hi all! I just got my chickens 2 weeks ago (about 2 1/2 month old Javas.... 5 males, 3 females) and they are fun! I'm planning on whittling it down to just one male and the 3 females, then maybe trying for some more chicks in the spring? I don't know, we'll see how everything works out. 7...
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