Java-knowledgeable folks...take a look at these pics?

[haTHOR]

what do you think of the birds? by that i mean, what should i work on (as i selectively breed) that just jumps out at you? what looks good, what needs work?

http://picasaweb.google.com/uuffdre/Javas?authkey=Gv1sRgCI-v6KW8_ZXRTg#slideshow/5450581670922747458

i want to do this right. i am reading everything i an get my hands on but there is not a lot of info on javas and most of it repeats what everything else you can find says. what i want more of is people who are actually breeding and savvy about the genetics of the breed, so i can learn more as i go.

if you have any questions about something you see, holler! i do have to say that the hens' tailfeathers are a bit ruffled looking--they were quarantined for a while and were a little cramped. and the white on the tail feathers is DE...i was sprinkling and got some on some rainy hens. my girls are pure black other than the DE powder.

 

[grammypam]

Your chickens are beautiful. The pics are magnificent. What kind of camera did you use?

 

[haTHOR]

just a point and shoot digital...polaroid. thank you for the kind words. i love them but i think the hens are just average.

 

[haTHOR]

anyone else?

 

[zephyrcreek]

I'm not an expert, but I do have Java's. Things thatI noticed. Very high tail sets on hens, and floppy combs. I would suggest joining the Java yahoo group and asking them for advice. They have a ton of knowledge. I did have pics of the old time Java standard, but cannot find them at the momment.

 

[haTHOR]

one of my girls does have a floppy comb but the two others do not (there are probably multiple pics of moxie, the hen with a floppy comb, as she is the least skittish and i could get close...so that may have been confusing). however, she lays an enormous egg and is the biggest and calmest. so, i need to try to breed those babies of hers that have a lower tail set, more upright comb, but that retain her temperament, large size and her large egg size.

i will join the yahoo group--thank you!