Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

[hunterland]

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It takes 7/8th or .825 before pure is re-established in K-9's I would suppose this would hold true for poultry. So the purity of the G1's, G2's, etc. make up the degree of purity established by both parents.

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

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It takes 7/8th or .825 before pure is re-established in K-9's I would suppose this would hold true for poultry. So the purity of the G1's, G2's, etc. make up the degree of purity established by both parents.

my lav project orp roo is an F3 so he would be 3/4 orp and 1/4 Ameraucana... he looks like a hatchery orp... still not as big as he should be and not quite a fluffy lol... i just bought a trio of SQ black orps to breed him to... the hens are bigger than he is and the roo is twice his size lol... that's y the lav orp's are still project birds... so ya i would say about 4 or 5 Generations and they would be considered pure...

 

[schellie69]

Dang I found this post, Now I know I want JG I love these big birds but I can only have 15 where I live and I am at my max

I have decided that as soon as I get my farm the first chickens I am getting are JG does anyone ship chicks or just eggs I do not have a incubator yet but will have to get one, I think I love the blue JG the best to everyone that posted pics you have great looking birds can anyone tell me how large the hens are I see mostly the roosters of JG are huge what about the hens just curious thanks for answering my question.

 

[hunterland]

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Hens average 9-10 lbs., depending upon the lines, roosters around 13lbs., but they can get as high as 18lbs. on a regular bases. This of course is considering how many hens he is servicing and how much energy he is expending on defending his flock of girls. Each sex may look fluffy and are light, some are fluffy and are heavy; I have two hens that weigh more than my roosters at 7 months old (about 12 lbs of voluptuousness) - make note I have not verified their egg count. If they are shoveling the feed in, but not shooting eggs out, I am loosing regardless how big they get. One day I will monitor this.

 

[hunterland]

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It takes 7/8th or .825 before pure is re-established in K-9's I would suppose this would hold true for poultry. So the purity of the G1's, G2's, etc. make up the degree of purity established by both parents.

my lav project orp roo is an F3 so he would be 3/4 orp and 1/4 Ameraucana... he looks like a hatchery orp... still not as big as he should be and not quite a fluffy lol... i just bought a trio of SQ black orps to breed him to... the hens are bigger than he is and the roo is twice his size lol... that's y the lav orp's are still project birds... so ya i would say about 4 or 5 Generations and they would be considered pure...

You have a lot of work to get the right genetic proportions.

The real issue for me would be to start with an inferior rooster, just for color. The rooster or sires usually have a greater tendency to express their genes than the hens, so that means to me that the rooster is more important than the hen when it comes to conformation. A better body conformation is harder to come by than color. I'd go for form then color.

Most of us have spare roosters that get stuck in the stew pot or basically dumped for almost nothing, so you might find one at a great price or just shipping cost. I won't have any for a few months. If you wanted to pay shipping, I can let a boy go when I make my decisions on what I'll be keeping and what is extra. I'd tell you whether he is good or great, but just one too many mouths to feed.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Would you suggest using the lavender female (just for color, mind you), and the (black) Jersey Giant roo? Or, Lavender roo over (black) Jersey Giant hen? On the other hand, maybe I will just try a few of each and see how it goes.

I know this project will take years. I think it will be fun to watch.

 

[hunterland]

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Would you suggest using the lavender female (just for color, mind you), and the (black) Jersey Giant roo? Or, Lavender roo over (black) Jersey Giant hen? On the other hand, maybe I will just try a few of each and see how it goes.

I know this project will take years. I think it will be fun to watch.

I would start with the strongest body types - males and females that you can get for at least two generations, three would be better.

After you have the best body-type you can get, add a color specimen male or female, whichever is needed. Then I would carefully select the best color and body-type that you can get.

Then, backbreed to the lavender/splash parent to get a stronger expressions of body, while pulling color through until it is strongly expressed. (I am not talking about inbreeding between brother/sister unless you have an exceptional sibling pairing.)

If I break my own rule to inbreed, I like to limit to only one generation. I apply this same rule (one generation) to backbreeding, also. If you push much more than one generation, you will pull bad/fatal gene/congenital malformations/diseases.

 

[schellie69]

last year I got some chickens from a gentleman that got them from a local farm store now one of the hens which no one has been able to tell her breed yet, is over 10 lbs and is taller then all of my other hens we really thought she was a rooster till she laid and egg in front of me. could she be a cross with a JG like maybe a rir hen and white Jersey Giant to a sex link I am just wondering if this would happen in a hatchery thanks for any thoughts on this I can get a pic if that would help well if she will stand still for one she is a pain sometimes even though she is the biggest even the bantams pick on her so if any one has any thoughts I would appreciate it oh and she is a year old. thanks for any help.

 

[hunterland]

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during the off season when I have ordered the specials for the stew pot, I have gotten halfbreeds, so yes hatcheries do sell mixes.

 

[suzettex5]

I would like to announce the succesful hatching of my first pure-bred Black Jersey Giant! I got a few hens awhile ago, then added a roo from someone local and, voila! A chick! Havent taken any pics yet- will post when I get a minute to take a few.

I'm so excited for this baby because it was from a pullet egg- I guess its not such a good idea to try to hatch those, but I wanted to try anyways. I hatched it with one of my barnyard mix eggs so it wouldnt be lonely. It is a bit smaller than my other chicks, and it did take alot longer to hatch and then acclimate to life outside the shell.

Its doing great now and I think we will be keeping it regardless of whether its a girl or boy. We named it Playto.