I have four Motttled Java hens and a roo, and I not sure what is going on. About a month ago one of my girls got lethargic and panted even when in front of a fan (I am in Florida). I keep a fan on during the day when its hot. I chose the Java's since they were a heritage breed and more heat...
When our Java's were about two months old we brought them home from our friends house as she had the brooder light and time to take care of the chicks. I have two outside cats and one of them likes to leave "presents" in the driveway at times. I was concerned the one cat would make chicken...
We have a small flock of Mottled Java's including a cockrel. Our pen is at the end of our barn in what use to be one side of the wash rack. One day while I was inside the barn cleaning the stalls, my daughter (12 yrs old) was outside in the coop with her chickens. I did not see what she was...
Just wanted to get some opinions on something that I heard was going on in my area. There is a breeder in the area that is NPIP certified and goes to the auctions in the area and will buy
chicks. The chicks are then sold as NPIP when in fact their origin is unknow let alone NPIP certified...
I have been checking out the previous post looking for some posts that show pictures of show quality Mottled Java's. I have seen many beautiful
Java's but can someone post some pictures of "Show Quality" so that I can get an idea of which birds to use for showing. I have read the
shoe...
Greetings from the Sunshine State...
I am pretty new to the poultry world of ownership and the list. My daughter has such a fun time showing some chickens in 4-H this year (we kept them at her friends house) that we decided to go ahead and get some of our own to bring home.
So, here is a quick...