I hatched out approximately 20 Jersey Giant cross chicks in the last 2 days. 14 of these chicks are from my White Leghorn hens with my Jersey Giant (black) Rooster. 6 chicks are from my Rhode Island Red hen with my Jersey Giant (black) Rooster. The White Leghorn chicks hatched out yellow with some black spots, the RIR chicks hatched out black.
The big orangey chick is a brahma (ignore that one).
My White Leghorn girls faithfully lay an egg every single day. I have one girl who lays a LARGE to XL egg every day since her first egg, going on over 30 days now. She gave me a JUMBO+ egg yesterday.
My RIR girl is my friendliest chicken and pretty faithfully lays me a medium brown egg almost every day. She usually takes a day off every week or so.
I am hoping to add some size to my layers with this Roo.......the Jersey Giant girl from the same hatch as him lays LARGE to XL brown eggs pretty faithfully almost every day as well.
I expect the boys from this mix to be big enough to eat (but nice enough to keep, my roo is great) and the girls to be great layers but big enough for meat as well.
As this is my first batch of chicks, I don't have any idea what they will actually turn into. My Rooster has been a slow bloomer but is a great guy, takes good care of his girls now and I have 100% fertility on the girls big enough for him to service. As you can see, he is much larger than the girls. Here is a pic of him with the RIR girl and you can see one of my White Leghorns in the background as well. He had a recent molt he is recovering from so his tail and neck feathers are still coming back in. He is a gentle giant (over 2 feet tall now) who I have no problems with whatsoever.
I am keeping only a handful of these guys and would love to sell the rest. $2 a chick, will meet for pickup only. I am in the Loudon/LenoirCity/Knoxville/Sweetwater area regularly.
The big orangey chick is a brahma (ignore that one).
My White Leghorn girls faithfully lay an egg every single day. I have one girl who lays a LARGE to XL egg every day since her first egg, going on over 30 days now. She gave me a JUMBO+ egg yesterday.
My RIR girl is my friendliest chicken and pretty faithfully lays me a medium brown egg almost every day. She usually takes a day off every week or so.
I am hoping to add some size to my layers with this Roo.......the Jersey Giant girl from the same hatch as him lays LARGE to XL brown eggs pretty faithfully almost every day as well.
I expect the boys from this mix to be big enough to eat (but nice enough to keep, my roo is great) and the girls to be great layers but big enough for meat as well.
As this is my first batch of chicks, I don't have any idea what they will actually turn into. My Rooster has been a slow bloomer but is a great guy, takes good care of his girls now and I have 100% fertility on the girls big enough for him to service. As you can see, he is much larger than the girls. Here is a pic of him with the RIR girl and you can see one of my White Leghorns in the background as well. He had a recent molt he is recovering from so his tail and neck feathers are still coming back in. He is a gentle giant (over 2 feet tall now) who I have no problems with whatsoever.
I am keeping only a handful of these guys and would love to sell the rest. $2 a chick, will meet for pickup only. I am in the Loudon/LenoirCity/Knoxville/Sweetwater area regularly.
