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I don't know if I can load a video here of my Giant Black Jersey just hatching out of it's shell...but I will try! The video is on my Heritage Egg Farm Facebook page if it fails... nope, can't load it as it's not on YouTube or Vimeo.

Antonio my Australorp needs a new home if anyone wants to take him - he needs some Aussie ladies of his own :)

I was given this Australorp as an 8 week old and now that it's a year old I'm noticing it's size, as it towers over all other species and the bottoms of it's feet are a pale yellow. Is this also a Giant Jersey? I have GJ hens but never had a Rooster - what do you all think?

Thought I'd share my pic of our baby Giant Jersey's - there is 2 in this pic :)

My smaller Jersey's (2) are laying light colored Medium eggs but mostly the 10-13 Lb girls lay XL or Jumbo....Here's a pic of my scale and it always hit's bottom with most it goes to 30oz, they weigh between 30oz & 33 oz...

My two smaller Giant girls on the left - the hen on the right is a Black Leg Horn...just a good size comparison picture

So you can never really eat a full grown Giant Jersey without it being tough? I thought they grew in stature and frame for the first year and then beefed up with muscle & breast in their second year? Butchering the chicken that early, will it even be worth eating?

Yes, they take up to 2 years to fully grow correct? I don't mind that at all, was hoping that because of that trait, I could use them as egg layers for the 2 years and then prep them for freezer without them being too tough? I can't imagine that these girls are going to get any bigger - in...

I bought 8 - 11 month old Black Giant Jersey's from a local farmer who just had too many. They range in size, all pullets - the largest one stands 2 feet tall - she is huge! As you can see her in the back/left her head is level with my lid on my large garbage can. I get the largest egg from...