Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

[Wynette]

Hi, 4-h - goodness, I've not had a tiny one like that hatch on my farm, and no one else has mentioned hatching one like that, but you never know. I don't have any other breeds that would be that color to where I could think it was an accidental egg packaged....I suppose it could be runting syndrome, but agian, I've not had that happen, at least not until now!

Thanks for the pics - that splash looks ginormous!

 

[4-hmother]

The small ones were a day later hatch but I didn't think that would be a problem.
On image 222 you can see the size difference from the splash to the small black one.
I cant guess why. I have not hatched any JG this small. I only have JG ;and the Brahmas my JG cant get to my Brahmas for a cross.
But let me tell you I have checked there legs quite quick it see if they had any featherlegs. Just small JG markings on one them the other is all black.
I will get some more photos. We will see how these develop may be they will out weigh the larger one faster!!!

 

[silkiechicken]

I haven't seen my JG's hatched from Wynette's stock in near two months! They are 6-7 months old now and totally HUGE! Oh I love them!

I have till the day after thanksgiving to decide which boy to keep. It's going to be hard!

 

[Slinglings]

I haven't seen my JG's hatched from Wynette's stock in near two months! They are 6-7 months old now and totally HUGE! Oh I love them!

I have till the day after thanksgiving to decide which boy to keep. It's going to be hard!

Diane! Leila's siblings are beautiful! Do you have a blue girl to get rid of? I just love Leila to pieces. She isn't cuddly at all, but she's very sweet. The only time I've held her is the day we came home with her.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I haven't seen my JG's hatched from Wynette's stock in near two months! They are 6-7 months old now and totally HUGE! Oh I love them!

I have till the day after thanksgiving to decide which boy to keep. It's going to be hard!

wow Huge !!!! How are they alert wise? I raise Penedesenca and empordanesa but am having hawk losses. So they are going into covered runs. I have my layers though that where with the others. I can not keep them in the runs though and need them to go back in the big 125x100 chicken yard. I am looking for a large breed of rooster that may help the hawk think twice about swooping down on him. My icelandic and Empordanesa roosters I lost last week where doing there job but do to there smaller size I dont think they had the hawk thinking twice about pouncing. Now both the roosters and the hen I lost last week where either all white or partially white. I am not looking for a rooster I think would kill a hawk but one that the hawk may think twice about going into the yard and look elsewhere for food. Is a Jersey Giant the right Rooster to protect my Hens?

 

[silkiechicken]

Diane! Leila's siblings are beautiful! Do you have a blue girl to get rid of? I just love Leila to pieces. She isn't cuddly at all, but she's very sweet. The only time I've held her is the day we came home with her.

I haven't really decided yet. LOL Decisions are always hard, even with livestock!

 

[silkiechicken]

Cooper12,

I would say they are alert as any other chicken that isn't crested. As for hawk protection, I don't think any of the hawks we have in this area are going to bother standard birds. We don't have issues with the bald eagles even though they are large enough to get standards. The last time I had a hawk issue was when I had silkies with big crests. They could not see and were always targeted even when our Caleb was around. Caleb was a 10.5lb cochin x wyandotte mix. Shoot, the hawks did not care if I was outside to make a swoop. I watched a hawk try to get a broody's babies nomoe than 20 feet away. Everybody including the head rooster at the time ran away and screamed bloody murder from the bushes except the broody mom. Crazy hen turned around and went straight to beat the hawk to the ground. No chicks were lost and no hawks were seen for a few years after that. LOL Rooster just chickened out and hen proved it is never a good idea to get between a mom and their children!

That said, what I did notice about the 4-5 hawk kills we have had in the past 15 years, is that they have all occurred against a fence. Once I removed fencing obstructions, they had a clear path into the bushes, sheds, carport, bramble, they were all able to run fast enough to hide. My birds live a rather rough and tumble hard knock life out here. They get all the food and water they can eat, a secure coop at night, but during the day, they are on their own. I call them streetwise, and to keep the rotating flock streetwise, I always keep at least 1 old hen around when I replace layers to show them the ropes.

As for bird colors, the silkies I lost to hawks were black and buff. My leghorns are small and white... but I think the wet PNW keeps them dirt colored enough to hide. LOL No, really though, they are so flighty that they are hard to catch by ground or sky.

 

[Slinglings]

Diane! Leila's siblings are beautiful! Do you have a blue girl to get rid of? I just love Leila to pieces. She isn't cuddly at all, but she's very sweet. The only time I've held her is the day we came home with her.

I haven't really decided yet. LOL Decisions are always hard, even with livestock!

If you have a blue girl..I could take her off your hands this weekend no pressure though.

Leila ate from my hand today for the first time, boy it hurt.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Cooper12,

I would say they are alert as any other chicken that isn't crested. As for hawk protection, I don't think any of the hawks we have in this area are going to bother standard birds. We don't have issues with the bald eagles even though they are large enough to get standards. The last time I had a hawk issue was when I had silkies with big crests. They could not see and were always targeted even when our Caleb was around. Caleb was a 10.5lb cochin x wyandotte mix. Shoot, the hawks did not care if I was outside to make a swoop. I watched a hawk try to get a broody's babies nomoe than 20 feet away. Everybody including the head rooster at the time ran away and screamed bloody murder from the bushes except the broody mom. Crazy hen turned around and went straight to beat the hawk to the ground. No chicks were lost and no hawks were seen for a few years after that. LOL Rooster just chickened out and hen proved it is never a good idea to get between a mom and their children!

That said, what I did notice about the 4-5 hawk kills we have had in the past 15 years, is that they have all occurred against a fence. Once I removed fencing obstructions, they had a clear path into the bushes, sheds, carport, bramble, they were all able to run fast enough to hide. My birds live a rather rough and tumble hard knock life out here. They get all the food and water they can eat, a secure coop at night, but during the day, they are on their own. I call them streetwise, and to keep the rotating flock streetwise, I always keep at least 1 old hen around when I replace layers to show them the ropes.

As for bird colors, the silkies I lost to hawks were black and buff. My leghorns are small and white... but I think the wet PNW keeps them dirt colored enough to hide. LOL No, really though, they are so flighty that they are hard to catch by ground or sky.

I had lost 3 in 3 days. 2 roosters and a hen. The roosters died protecting the hens. They where good roosters and did there job. They have had plenty of area to hide. I just want a big rooster that will keep the hawks in the air and not in the yard. this particular killer varmint is a Red Tail Hawk and once they learn chickens are a easy meal that will be there main target in the future. Since they are protected there is not much you can legally do about it. Luckily for me though my neighbor has chickens to. I know he will not be so forgiving to the hawk. lol

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I haven't seen my JG's hatched from Wynette's stock in near two months! They are 6-7 months old now and totally HUGE! Oh I love them!

I have till the day after thanksgiving to decide which boy to keep. It's going to be hard!

what are your white chickens?