Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

[NellaBean]

Seminole, that 13 week splash is a boy. I see pointy saddle feathers coming and look at his massive legs.......wowza.

 

[suzettex5]

Pics of my Jersey Giant chicks I hatched outta Kathyinmo's eggs. And no, you arent seeing things, there are 3 baby quail in there that my son hatched at the same time as these chicks! They are all doing so well and we are in chickie heaven around here!

10 little chicks, I wish they stayed small longer!

THANK YOU KATHY!!!

 

[kathyinmo]

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Hhmmmm, I was gonna say girl. I am just no good at sexing, until they crow or lay an egg!

Seminole .... My favorite is the very darkest blue.

I just love the dark blues in all breeds!


Suzette...

YAY ! ! ! You have chickies! This was your first time incubating, right? You did a great job!

 

[suzettex5]

Thanks Kathy! We are all excited about these babies! We have incubated before, but this was our most successful hatch out of shipped eggs. I think it helps to have good eggs that were packaged well, and came from excellent stock. Although I do think I need t upgrade to a better incubator since mine seems to be having some weird swings in temps this whole past week (just tossed a few EE eggs in to run a test).Now I wonder if my hygrometer was off the whole hatch with your eggs... Hopefully I have even better luck next hatch.

Thanks again Kathy!

 

[seminolewind]

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Hhmmmm, I was gonna say girl. I am just no good at sexing, until they crow or lay an egg!

Seminole .... My favorite is the very darkest blue.

I just love the dark blues in all breeds!


Suzette...

YAY ! ! ! You have chickies! This was your first time incubating, right? You did a great job!

Yea, the dark blues are pretty. I just love the ones with the "lacing". It's so pretty. These JG's are the most friendly lay back, don't mind being picked up, follow me around, what a nice batch!

Hopefully the splash is a pullet, but either way, it's a real nice chicken and I'll be holding on to him/her.

 

[kathyinmo]

Ya know .... I was just reading that a Splash roo over a Black hen produces the nicest blues. I am hoping for a Splash roo now, since I sold mine (darn it!)....


Wynette has said pullet from the beginning, and Seminole says pullet. So, I am gonna guess it is pullet on this Giant, too .... These pictures are not the best, but I still do not see pointy saddle feathers.

 

[Tomhusker]

OK, I gotta ask. What the heck are you guys talking about when you say "Pointy saddle feathers?"

 

[kathyinmo]

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WAY at the top of the page, click on "Learning Center," and then anatomy of a chicken. I will see if I can copy the picture here .... See the saddle feathers there?

 

[Tomhusker]

Ahhhh, I get it now. Thank you, Sensei Kathy.

 

[Hennypen]

My black Jersey has a few brown feathers on his back. Does that mean anything? I thought he was a guy at first but now I'm not so sure.