Pictures of my White Jersey Giants

[mikarod]

Nope...never laid an egg.

You give up egg production when you go for size. Jersey Giants were originally bred as a meat bird. So, they gave up egg production for meat production.

(Why Leghorns are SUCH good layers. Are VERY small yet produce MANY eggs. )

 

[chickenzoo]

My Black Giants are laying up a storm, my Whites are not quite old enough yet.

 

[SunAngel]

Awww they are so pretty!

I hope they do start laying for you Hannah! I would love to get a pullet from you in the Spring to go with my possible Buff Orps

 

[skeeter9]

What? Are you sure that big one isn't a pullet? LOL Too bad they messed up, but he sure is gorgeous!!!!!

 

[silkieluver_07]

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If only he was! We were planning on putting the "four" girls with our buff orps, so we would have pure orps and orp x jersey crosses.

We couldn't give him up though, so now they have their own separate breeding pen. He is just now starting to crow and it is hilarious to hear!

 

[deanawo]

I know this is an old thread...but I am so in love with my white JG's....except the legs. The birds are huge and white, just beautiful. At 3 months they are bigger than my 2 year old RIR's. The only place I could find them was a hatchery. One hen has some darkening to her legs but the others are all yellow. Are lighter legs ok in white JG's? I noticed the OP's aren't dark either.