Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

[missnu01]

Oh I can't wait till I get some replacement chicks this year!!! Fuzzyness glaore!

Oh, LOL, Sara! My dad found the first JG egg on the floor too. Apparently siblings had the same idea about what to do with their eggs. I need to ask my parents if subsequent eggs have been in the nest or not. They are getting 2-3 eggs a day now, but I only have 3 leghorns and the two big chunky JG's, of which only one is laying. LOL. The leghorns took the winter off, but that is expected for their 2nd winter and didn't grow up their replacements.

I had some pullets just start laying and I found one egg at the end of the ramp, them the next day I found 3 just laying about the coop in the floor, but after the third day of laying they know what's going on and where to go to leave the eggs...it's like pullets have no idea what is happening and then an egg falls out

 

[dellakay]

I don't know if this reply will be too long in coming, but if you still have a website up, I would very much like to visit it. Also, may I say that I really loved your tag lines!!!!

tootles, Della

 

[Framac]

How many hens per rooster? From what I've read for good fertility you should have a rooster per 5-6 hens.
I'm new at this but just hatching my first eggs from yearling JGs. Have 3 roosters on 25 hens (had 4 roosters then 1 killed by coyote this winter) so was worried about fertility. Set 26 eggs, candled at 10 days and removed 2 that were not fertile and another that had died and stopped developing. Then another that died, was underdeveloped and felt very light when moving eggs into hatcher. So now have 18 out of 22 hatched. The remaining four have never pipped and I'm worried they are dead. Going to do the water test this afternoon.

Numbers of Roosters to hens was not the issue. The First batch I had 100% fertility. I have my other rooster in now, and I will try another batch in a few days.

I went on vacation the end of Janurary and the Giant pen dumped their water into their shavings. Had I been home, I would have changed them. The Farm sitter did know it could be a problem.

Framac

 

[ChickenChatten]

Hello! I have six 3 Week Old White Jersey Giant chicks! I love them so far, very mellow and already have such lovely massive white wings. I suspect that three are pullets and three are Roos based on their comb development so far. I might keep a roo, depending on his temperament when he gets older. So anyhow, I'll be sure to put up pictures some time! I'm new to chickens so I'm vet excited!

 

[Tomtommom]

I am curious, every time I see a 'Is this a Jersey or an Australorp?' thread, everyone always jumps straight to the feet issue. Now, considering the majority of birds on this site are hatchery stock, the yellow feet thing is not that dominant a trait in those birds, since most aren't pure.

I personally have 2 feeder store Jerseys, they had yellow on their beaks and pink feet. I also have 2 feeder store Australorps, they had pink beaks and pink feet, they also looked like little penguins as chicks. I think the feathering on Jersey is more yellow too, compared to the Australorp. Any other things that would be noticable in the older birds?


Australorp chick


Jersey giant chick

 

[Momhunter]

My first JGs were from cackle hatchery, they do have yellow feet but I was disappointed with the size of them. They were large at a year old but not as big as they should have been. I do love my second group that I got, the hens and Roos got huge. I love people's reactions to them the first time they see them. I also don't have a hawk predation problem when they are really big. Mine free range on our 85 acre farm.

 

[jdywntr]

One of my splash hens, she is about 7-8 months old, has gone broody!! I let her set for a few days so I could see if she was serious and last night I took the old eggs out from under her and put some fresh eggs in. After much protest from her, I left a few sitting in front of her that she quickly tucked in. So excited!

 

[Wynette]

One of my splash hens, she is about 7-8 months old, has gone broody!! I let her set for a few days so I could see if she was serious and last night I took the old eggs out from under her and put some fresh eggs in. After much protest from her, I left a few sitting in front of her that she quickly tucked in. So excited!

I have had a splash in the past that's been a fantastic broody and momma. Sometimes, they don't end up being good moms, abandoning the babies when it's a bit too early.

I had a really good blue hen go broody for me last year, and she was a really good broody AND momma as well. Unfortunately, she took ill over the winter and I lost her. So sad about that. A good broody is a wonderful thing! Here's my blue hen setting eggs last year:

 

[jdywntr]

Thanks for the info Wynette. If all goes well, I'll keep an eye on her after the hatch to see how she does.

 

[Herman63]

Was wondering what door size everyone uses for their JG coops?

Thanks, Herman