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I am just starting to get a couple eggs every now and again. Most of mine are too young yet, should start laying in a couple months. I am starting my cull in a couple weeks, and will only be keeping 1-2 roosters, and half a dozen hens or so. Unless I get a chance to build another coop and run...

I always candle around day 7, day 14, and 18. I like to see air sac development, to help know if my humidity is correct. I also like to keep an eye on embryo development throughout the process. I have a cheap candler that came with my incubator, in a kit. I can see in my Jersey Giant eggs pretty...

I ended up with 22 chicks out of the 24 eggs that made it to lock down!! I will try to get some pictures at some point, when I find time.

My Blacks are starting to hatch also, last I heard, I have 4 out, 8 pipped, and 12 just chillin. I will try to get some pictures when I get a chance, today is day 21. I will also be refilling the bator tonight, I have about 4 dozen fertile eggs on my counter now, so I will filler up, and see if...

How old are they? If chicks, you have plenty of time before they lay

We have created a FaceBook Group dedicated to this fine breed, if anyone would be interested in looking at it. We created it yesterday, so there are not many members yet, but hoping to be able to help fellow JG lovers out with things. https://www.facebook.com/groups/jerseygiants/ Thanks.

Has anyone tried this rolling breeding program I spoke of in a previous post??

First off; I am by no means an expert and am still very green when it comes to breeding chickens, but have done tons of research, and have plans to try and implement some of what I have found during the course of my research. With that being said, I will try to convey to you some of my findings...

There are members here that have blues, look in the for sale section, and you may find some eggs or chicks.

Thanks for the advise, Wynette. I also picked up breeding trios when I got my eggs, so I am getting several eggs a day from my flock, to put in the bator. I tried spreading things out with my last breed, and never did get it all worked out right, got chicks here, eggs here, rooster there. Never...

Thanks Herman, I will keep you updated. I am expecting a much better hatch this time. I went and got a different bator, one with a turner. installed fan kit, and got some new instruments and check them. My other bator, which is a still air, is now being promoted to hatching only. I will make a...

Well, my hatch went horrible. Set 2 dozen eggs from a breeder, I went and picked up, and my instruments were off. The first one hatched early, ripped its abdomen, made a real mess out of the bator. Next one pipped on the wrong end of egg, drown while we were gone, took the dead ones out, and the...

OK, thanks again for the quick reply. I was curious, my rooster has little nubs for spurs, and I was curious as to how big he should be by now. I appreciate your help in these areas. I am new to Giants, but really like them, and go a little overboard with try to gain knowledge in areas I am fond of.

OK, I now have another question for the experts. Is there anyway to tell the age, accurately, of my Jersey Giant rooster??

Thanks for the reply. I am going to try to set up some breeding pens soon, and was wondering this. I will keep this number in mind, as I plan to have about a dozen birds in each pen, guess I can do 10 hens and 2 roos. Thanks again for the quick reply.

I was curious, about, how many hens per one rooster would you put in a breeding pen to get good fertility rate??

Thanks, there are a few things I am going to have to work on with them, but I believe I can work with them. I have only had them around a month or so, and still need to work with them to get them used to me. I also have 6 real young birds, not as young as your 8 dayers, but under 3 months. I am...

Thought I would share some of my Black Jersey Giants. Here is a picture of my rooster Here are a few more of the others. And one of my younger rooster

Thanks everyone, I am excited to work on this breed. They are still young, but 1 trio is mating at this point. The incubator should be steady by this evening, and I will toss the eggs in by Wednesday. I am currently working on a well balanced diet for my Jersey Giants, so they get all they need...

Got my Jersey Giants yesterday, 2 breeding trios and 6 chicks, 5 pullets and a little roo. I also fired up the incubator, since I bought 2 dozen hatching eggs and am collecting the ones I get until Wednesday, when I set them. I will let you know how it turns out, and will try to get some...