Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

[seminolewind]

This roo is not from Kathy's eggs, but he's head roo right now. Name is Handsome

 

[seminolewind]

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Tinman, watch your roo for any nasal discharge, rales, eye discharge. Hopefully, it is a bug bite. I'm going though an outbreak of some form of Cronic Resiratory Disease, and even though several chickens had swollen sinuses on both sides, I had one with swollen sinuses and around the eye on just one side.
And keep an eye on everyone else, too.
Good luck,
Dale-Ann

CRD- should be named CRUD. Get well soon, everyone!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

You guys are wanting me to get more JG aren't ya ...

Well it won't work I tell ya! It just won't work!! ... *Sighs* It's working ...

 

[kathyinmo]

Sem .... You got some nice lacing on those birds! I love it .... they look great!

 

[seminolewind]

Kathy, I am surprised they are all blue, and one after another I saw lacing. My DD thinks they run like vultures, LOL. I love watching them run, they're so big.

 

[kathyinmo]

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I like that long back on Big Guy, too.... looks wonderful, like the SOP calls for .... a long back.

Maybelline is just the most gorgeous little beauty I have seen yet! I am partial to the dark blues, and I love her!

 

[seminolewind]

Big Guy is a real big guy! But nice so far. I'll get more pics of him and see how SOP he is. It will be fun doing it. And I am clueless about what's good or not.

 

[The Tinman]

DeFox, My Roos eye is getting better.I think it is a bug bite. There is no discharge,his poop looks normal,he eats like an Italian, he tries to get some sugar from the girls and he just started to crow about 2 weeks ago and he has one heck of a set of lungs. Him and the roo down the street get going it is funny. Thank for your concern

 

[kathyinmo]

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I found (on page 39 of the colored SOP book) the points system for the SOP. "The General Scale of Points." There are 2 sets of points. One is for white and one is for other than white. The ones with * are points for, "other than white." The only difference in these, from the white, is that the shape and color are different points, but the total in that category is the same. The other points (without the *) are the same, white or not. ..... OK, here are the 100 points broken down:

SYMMETRY: 4 (shape)
WEIGHT OR SIZE: 4 (shape)
CONDITION AND VIGOR: 10 (shape)
COMB: 5 (shape)
BEAK: 3 (2 for shape, 1 for color)
SKULL & FACE: 4 (3 for shape, 1 for color)
EYES: 4 (2 for shape, 2 for color)
WATTLES: 2 (shape)
EARLOBES: 4 (2 for shape, 2 for color)
*NECK: 6 (1 for shape, 5 for color)
*BACK: 12 (6 for shape, 6 for color)
*TAIL: 8 (4 for shape, 4 for color)
*WINGS: 8 (3 for shape, 5 for color)
*BREAST: 10 (5 for shape, 5 for color)
*BODY & FLUFF: 8 (5 for shape, 3 for color)
LEGS & TOES: 8 (5 for shape, 3 for color)

So, it looks to me like that back is really important! 12 points there!

ETA: under SHAPE: BACK: Rather long, broad, nearly horizontal, with a short sweep to tail. For the hen: Rather long, broad it's entire length, carried nearly horizontal, ending in a short sweep to tail.

COLOR:
COMB, FACE, WATTLES & EAR LOBES: Bright red.
BEAK: Black, shading to yellow toward the tip.
EYES: Dark brown.
SHANKS & TOES: Nearly black with a tendency towards willow; black preferred. Underpart of feet, yellow.
PLUMAGE: (for blacks) lustrous greenish black; undercolor dull black.

In the SOP, under, "shape," it says this:
MALE:
COMB: Single, rather large, straigt and uprigt, having six well defined and evenly serrated points, the blade following the contour of the neck.
BEAK: Moderately short, stout, well-curved.
FACE: Surface smooth, skin fine and soft in texture.
EYES: Large, round and full.
WATTLES: Medium size, well rounded at lower ends fine in texture, free from fold or wrinkles.
EAR LOBES: Moderately large, extending down one-half the length of the wattles, smooth.
HEAD: Rather large, broad.
NECK: Moderately long, full, well-arched.
BACK: Rather long, broad, nearly horizontal, with a short sweep to tail.
TAIL: Rather large, full, well-spread, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees (45*) above horizontal. Main tail -- broad and overlapping. Sickles -- of just sufficient length to cover main tail feathers. Coverts -- moderately abundant and medium in length.
WINGS: Medium size, well-folded, carried at same angle as the back. Primaries and Secondaries -- broad and overlapping in natural order when wing is folded.
BREAST: Broad, deep, full, carried well forward.
BODY AND FLUFF: Body -- long, wide, deep, compact smooth at sides. Keel -- long. Fluff -- moderately full, smooth.
LEGS AND TOES: Legs set well apart, straight when viewed from front. Lower thighs -- large, medium length, well-feathered. Shanks -- stout in bone, moderately long. Toes -- four on each foot, medium length.

STANDARD WEIGHTS:
Cock ....... 13 lbs
Hen ........ 10 lbs
Cockeral ... 11 lbs
Pullet ....... 8 lbs

 

[snowbird]

Kathy, would like to ad if it is ok, that on the weight you are allowed 20 % up or down before being DQ, I have never seen one DQ for being too heavy though.