Java Thread

[bnjrob]

I have had then since Oct and still don't have pics of them.lol I will try to get some soon.

LOL - that's ok, I totally understand!

 

[FiveMoreMiles]

Sumi
You can make your first cull of your cockerels’ at 12 weeks you cull for width of head remember (the head leads the way) eye color and points on their comb. you will find you can cull 75% during this cull. i have never found that i missed a good cock when i have culled this early.
the next cull comes between 20 and 24 weeks. now you look at body width depth and length. The birds weight. I find that i can pick up a young cock and know instantly if he is good just by feel. then you look for straight legs and for feather and feet color. The feather color are the easiest to correct so they are the last things i look for.

i wait till the hens are 20 to 24 weeks old then i cull them just as i do the cocks at the same age.

 

[sumi]

This doesn't surprise me. As far as anyone that I know of knows, there are not any naturally occurring Bantam Javas. So in order to create them, one would have to find a bantam chicken to cross them with or only breed the smallest Javas. In either case, it would take some years to get them shrunk down in size and still have them look like US SOP Javas.

I think I sent you the article that Bob Blosl wrote about making Black Bantam Javas. If not, I can send that to you. I know that Monte Bowen here in the US was supposedly working on making some bantams but I have never heard how that project was coming nor have I seen any photos of his results.

Honestly, if you have the time and inclination, you could work on this bantam project on your own. It would be a long term project if you wanted to get them up to US standards, but it might be fun to try your own hand at it.

Sorry I haven't emailed of late - it's been nuts.

I looked through the emails and you did send me that article. I've read through it briefly. I have a question though: where on earth do I go from here with these guys? I haven't the foggiest idea what they got crossed with and how many generations back etc. I don't know how much of the Java genes are left

The rooster is not looking interested in crowing yet, never mind mating and the pullets are nowhere near laying, so it would take time to breed with them and see what the results are. I could try and get some pure Java hatching eggs, but that's a long shot. I'm waiting for Friday to see if that guy could get me some contact details for the breeder in Belgium. I don't even know if he's still breeding them or what. I found very little about their history, when the eggs came here etc. My search for other breeders/owners here and in the UK and Europe turned up nothing.

 

[FiveMoreMiles]

Santa left 6 Java Chicks in my incubator on Christmas eve.
I am proud of them because the temp has been under 35 all month.
64% hatch rate off pullets
next weeks hatch will be bigger and have a better % hatch.
that will end the incubation till Feb.

 

[Marty1876]

Yay for Santa!!!

 

[Marans and More]

I have two very nice Mottled Java Hens, ( Laying ) without a Roo.
Something got him when I let him out to free range for a while.
I knew I shouldn't have let him out, especially without a spair Roo .

Looking for a Mottled Java Roo around 6 months old or so.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Lee

 

[Marty1876]

I have two very nice Mottled Java Hens, ( Laying ) without a Roo.
Something got him when I let him out to free range for a while.
I knew I shouldn't have let him out, especially without a spair Roo .

Looking for a Mottled Java Roo around 6 months old or so.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Lee

I can sell you a 1 year old. I have 3, and one is an extra. If your interested, just PM me. We're NPIP, and I can ship.

 

[bnjrob]

Sent email to you Sumi.

 

[Chickielady]

Just wanted to pop in & say Hi to all & hope you had a great Christmas...and Marty you have the cutest avatar !!!!!!

 

[Marty1876]

Thanks!

I'm about to go out and take some pics of the mottled Javas. I'll be sure to post here. I'm afraid the roo's have some frostbite going on, since they opened their door a few days ago and got locked outside in a storm. Too bad, that means I can't show them again, and have to wait for offspring. Guess I'd better warm up an incubater now, you know how long it takes those big boys to mature.