Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

[Wynette]

Mine began laying around 33 - 35 weeks. However, she may make you wait until spring, when the days get longer again. Chickens - especially the exhibition bred LARGE fowl - most definitely help you with patience! (sorry, not trying to sound as if you don't have patience!)

 

[Slinglings]

I'm happy to wait, I was just curious I hope that she will be easier to hold once she starts laying, maybe she'll squat for me like my other laying hens do. The only time I've held her is when D handed her over to me. I want her to be cuddly, she's so big!

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

My JG hen started off slowly (started laying at about 7 months) and layed for a LONG time. Even through the middle of her molt.

 

[NC Giants]

Any one here on this thread going to the Smithfield NC poultry show this coming Sat Dec 8th besudes me?

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Any one here on this thread going to the Smithfield NC poultry show this coming Sat Dec 8th besudes me?

I can't (because I'm all the way over on the west coast), but good luck to you if you are entering birds!

 

[Wynette]

Any one here on this thread going to the Smithfield NC poultry show this coming Sat Dec 8th besudes me?

Not I - will you be showing? If so, BEST of luck!!!

 

[Framac]

Any one here on this thread going to the Smithfield NC poultry show this coming Sat Dec 8th besudes me?

I checked with my wife, and she is on-call. Maybe next time

 

[silkiechicken]

Framac, just have two blue girls. I don't have intention of breeding them though. I just got eggs from Wynette for a new rooster and I just may end up with a single rooster once they mature up and I can pick! Lest of course my dad convinces my mom we should keep a "back up" so we don't have a lapse in roosters. Caleb the mutt (my old flock leader) left these JG boys some big shoes to fill!

Sara, I'll be sure to post when my girls start to lay. And like you, the only time I held Leila as "not a chick who can't run away in a box", was when I snatched her out of the coop and put her in my lap on the way to meet you. LOL!

 

[Soaring Chicks]

Any one here on this thread going to the Smithfield NC poultry show this coming Sat Dec 8th besudes me?

I dont have any old enough to show yet but I sure am going to try to get over there a check it out.

 

[want brahmas 2]

i see alot of beautiful jersey giants on here . want to thank all of you that raise and sell quality birds !!! see my sister for 5 years raised a mixed flock of hatchery birds and with alot of preaching i finnaly got her to decide on show birds and she picked jerseys well i raised brahmas and cochins for year and was excited to help her raise and show jerseys . well i researched some about them what was the standard for show quality stock was and learned about what ??? to ask . well i reached a person and she sold us 20 jersey giant chicks turns out not one is any good for showing well 6.00 each for chicks and hundreds in food and no show birds now my sister wont buy any more birds wont buy eggs cause she dont trust post office !!! and wont be showing birds 5 years of preaching and because i trusted 1 woman to do the right thing and and sell us what she said she would 5 years is now waised time so buyer be ware and thank you to the 1 woman !!! and to the rest of you honest people that are raising and selling thes beautiful bird i just want to say thaks and merry chrstmas
thank you john