Monte has told me that the BJ Cock will not be mature & totally "filled out" until he is 2 years old.Well I got seven BJs out of my last two hatches. Every BJ egg I tried to hatch DID hatch; no fertility issues even with my Malcolm getting to be a "mature" adult. Another great thing about BJs...maintain their vitality and vigor longer in the middle of their lives. I hatched a couple of pullet babies in this group as well, from one of my girls who is looking REALLY good, but is only 8 months old and whose eggs are still growing bigger. Very pleased with this Spring's efforts on the Java front!
He will be viable at 6 mo, but not "mature" until at least 2 years.
How old is Malcolm now ?