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One other thing to consider is the difficulty of breeding certain color patterns. You might want to start with a solid color variety - white or black - so you can get the breed's body type down before having to deal with the complications of color and pattern. I picked a black breed thinking the...

Good news. Thanks for letting us know. Sarah

My Java cockerels are flavorful. But they are also all leg. By the time they get a decent amount of breast meat they are 6-12 months old and tough as leather. There is a reason Javas nearly went extinct. They have issues. On the other hand you can stew the older ones for 4+ hours until the meat...

I use a digital kitchen scale for the younger birds, but the large ones don't fit on it. When I try putting them in a box or other container on the scale I can't see the weight reading. My scale has no way to hold the readout after the item is removed. Guess I need to research postal scales now...

Could you post a link to the scale you got? I am looking for a better way to weigh my adult birds.

Looks like I have hit the three year crash-and-burn point with my Urch line of Black Javas. After last year's dog attack I was left with only three birds that were vaguely reasonable for breeding. I picked up a trio of Black Javas from another line as backup. This spring I did a series of test...

Karen, did you see post 746? I think he did respond to your idea but I don't think he quoted your post when he did it.

Edited to add I'm not sure why my response wound up embedded in the top of the quote. ??

I can only speak about the Javas, because that is what I have been working with for the last three years. They need work. A lot of work. My first Black Javas came from Duane Urch in Minnesota - a straight run of 25 day-old chicks. They were robust birds that needed a lot of work to get to...

Well done, YellowHouseFarm! Will we get to see photos in the Poultry Press?

When you start doing single matings you might want to consider wing-tagging the chicks as well as toe-punching. It makes it much easier to keep detailed records.