Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

[The Tinman]

One of the main reasons I got black Jersery giants is they look like crows. Hawks hate crows.so far I have not seen a hawk all summer.
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[The Tinman]

SUZZETTEX-I bet on hen. The bottom of the feet should be yellow for a Jersey. Mine are as yellow as traffic paint.

 

[Nortonsmom]

Am really glad I found this! I love JG's!! I had started with (4) 4 month olds back in march - they were supposed to be 1 roo 3 hens...ended up being 2/2.....the roos were developing beautifully but the larger one was actually beating up on the other roo and all the hens....I have a RIR that has no feathers on her head and the JG hens have bald spots...so I sold him, gorgeous as he was, thinking the other rooster was more docile...not. What am I doing wrong? He has turned out to be just as aggressive....none of them go after me, in fact they run away, but I thought these were supposed to be sweet roos....So I bought a blue hen and rooster who are free ranging and are sweet....and beautiful too! Love that blue! So any suggestions?? My big black boy is handsome, but a little evil....and I dont want him to go to camp. Thanks!
Mel

 

[kathyinmo]

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Can you post some pictures of your birds and their feet? Would love to see them!

 

[suzettex5]

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Thanks for the guess Tinman!! I hope youre right!! Her feet are pretty yellow, I took the pics in evening light and her feet were pretty dirty. I was just showing size more than color. I am just amazed at the size of the feet on that bird for its age, if I listen closely, I can hear the THUMP of its feet when it runs by me!! Soooo cool!

I would LOVE to see pics of the bottoms of other Jersey feet, maybe we can all compare. Its hard though, since cameras and computers have different color settings, and flash and outside light can make a big difference. I would still like to see the pics though.

 

[kathyinmo]

Currently the color of the bottom of my Jersey Giants feet is ..... clay. Muddy clay soil!

Suzette, that is a great idea. I will try to get pictures sometime this week. We do have more rain in the forecast the next 2 - 3 days. So, I will wait until after that. I hate tromping around in mud and puddles. I think Missouri is just a big rock sprinkled with a little dirt. The drainage here is awful.

 

[cedarcreekchickens]

Hi All,
This is a pic of my only Blue Jersey Giant chick from Julie Gabbard. What do you think? I think she has very nice lacing.

 

[teddiliza]

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Yes, clay soil and walnut trees are why we built above ground garden boxes. That's good to know the hawks leave the Jersey's alone. I'm not sure if I'll get them this year or wait till spring.

 

[kathyinmo]

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I wouldn't count on the hawks leaving them alone. I watched as a hawk dove down at a very large chicken, and broke its neck.

 

[The Tinman]

Here is a pic of my roos feet. It a little blurry but you can see how yellow they are.