Jersey giants

[Crazy Horse chickens]

I bought myself 7 jersey giants yesterday what are the need to knows about this breed? I read up on them I know they are friendly, docile and eye catching. Other than that I don’t know much.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Those look like blue GJs, super cool, that is a cross of black and white jersey giants, white jersey giants are about a pound lighter. They Probobly need a lower roost, because the hens can weigh 12 pounds, with the roosters averaging 15 pounds, they are the largest purebred chicken breed. They were essentially bred to be a bird that replaced turkeys, but before they were released, commercial turkeys started to be more popular. I had a jersey giant cockerel for about 6 weeks, before he became a tool, he lives on a really big farm now with other roosters and 80+ hens. Cockerels of the breed are generally nice though. Hope this was helpful.

 

[Crazy Horse chickens]

Those look like blue GJs, super cool, that is a cross of black and white jersey giants, white jersey giants are about a pound lighter. They Probobly need a lower roost, because the hens can weigh 12 pounds, with the roosters averaging 15 pounds, they are the largest purebred chicken breed. They were essentially bred to be a bird that replaced turkeys, but before they were released, commercial turkeys started to be more popular. I had a jersey giant cockerel for about 6 weeks, before he became a tool, he lives on a really big farm now with other roosters and 80+ hens. Cockerels of the breed are generally nice though. Hope this was helpful.View attachment 2278592

Very helpful, like I said I did some reading on them before I purchased them. I hope they will be blue I look at that baby to adult color chart I thing I’ll have like 4 blues and 3 speckled. I want them to be lap chickens and well I’m not really sure how to do that.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Hand feeding them treats, and holding them, sitting with them and talking. That's the best you can do, his make sure to provide grit, I hand fed them dried oregano often. Chopped oats were a favorite as well.

 

[SilverWingEggs721]

I bought myself 7 jersey giants yesterday what are the need to knows about this breed? I read up on them I know they are friendly, docile and eye catching. Other than that I don’t know much.

I truly enjoy my two giants. They have an iridescent green sheen to their black feathers. I ended up with a rooster who is now my one rooster. He is a very energetic but not at all mean. My pullet lays light brown currently medium to small eggs with an occasional double yoker. Overall I would say they ar a slightly skittish but friendly bird. They are clumsy flyers though and my rooster has a tendency to land with a bang. Be sure to give them plenty of low roosting options due to their size.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

How do they look now?