I guess "semi" is the wrong word.
I want the heritage birds a definate. I just don't know how to get there without spending boo-koos of money that I don't have. Shipping eggs becomes expensive when you spend the money for the eggs and the shipping then get 2 to 4 to hatch. Shipping live...
I understand about the hatchery birds. Yes I hatch. I do not like shipped eggs, they do not hatch to well. I am really only a hobbyist but I would like semi-SQ birds and do not want to pay a fortune for birds or eggs. I have heritage Black Jersey Giants and thought maybe some roosters from a...
I got a hold of the Jersey Giant Club, (sorry no clubs for me, been there & done that) there is no one very near me with the Whites. If I were to get some from a hatchery could I breed them to the blacks and get white to brred on and build up to the standard?
The few Black Giants I've seen from Meyer Hatchery were way under weight and crooked toed. I will have to say though there were others breeds mixed in with them and some of them had crooked toes also, so I thjink that may have been a incubator thing.
Hello,
Just getting started in my journey with the Black Jersey Giants. I bought some 3 1/2 month olds this past Saturday (8-24-13). They are the Heritage BJG's orginally from Maria's Jersey Giants.