Please .......... anyone...........
For 15 years i have bred and raised several types of gamefowl and brown egg layers (plus a few more). The one breed that interested me the most is the very breed that started the majority of egg and meat type breeds we have today. So, I wanted Java's. Particularly the black variety due to the breeds history and the fact that I had never seen one in all my life. So I went to a breeder and purchased a lovley Female that is under two years old. All of this breeders birds were excellent examples of the breed but he had very few to select from. I wanted a hen to breed into a Columbian Wyandotte or A Jersey Giant to get a very high quality dual purpose bird.
Here is the problem.......... When I got her home, I noticed six or seven very short very thin feathers in both of her feet, centered on her toes. I called the breeder who has yet to respond. In my experience with American Gamefowl, line-breeding and inbreeding can cause this and other mutations. I am just worried that I (who considers hismself a chicken expert) bought a Mixed breed , without ever considering that to be a possiblity!
She meets every standard of the breed and even has the beautiful dark bill and small comb that the breeds beginings had. She has yellow bottomed feet and everything. So is this from poor breeding or did I get swindled? Either way I am keeping her (after that price)
