tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post4882552112680341337..comments2024-03-27T20:54:52.544-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Q&A: Jersey Giant chickensPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-44963869806447108092021-01-29T06:42:10.788-08:002021-01-29T06:42:10.788-08:00You can expect small "pullet eggs" (we s...You can expect small "pullet eggs" (we sometimes call them "fairy eggs" from the girls at around five months of age. It takes a while for their egg-laying systems to mature, so you'll get tiny eggs for a couple of months, and they'll gradually get larger until the eggs are regular size. (As a matter of interest, don't ever try to incubate pullet eggs; they're too small, and the unborn chicks will die.)<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-27341627370027031272021-01-28T22:49:40.953-08:002021-01-28T22:49:40.953-08:00I have a hen and rooster about 4 months old. I was...I have a hen and rooster about 4 months old. I was wondering when they start laying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-25158691302983346782021-01-28T22:48:21.849-08:002021-01-28T22:48:21.849-08:00I have a hen and rooster. They are 4 months old. I...I have a hen and rooster. They are 4 months old. I was wondering when they will start laying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-38569003744219454332018-02-01T22:00:45.222-08:002018-02-01T22:00:45.222-08:00We purchased 15 Jersey Giants last spring on your ...We purchased 15 Jersey Giants last spring on your recommendation of their broodiness, from Murray McMurray. We did get the extra chick but he died about a week after we got them. We added all of the hens to the rest of our flock and they combined very well. My brother-in-law is the "chicken broker" for our town so we have given some of them away to neighbors. We had two other families ask for chickens 'when they get their coop done' but no coop so far, which is why our coop is a little overcrowded. <br /><br />We're hoping they will start raising their own replacements this spring. They'll all be crosses since we didn't get a JG rooster. The hens seem to be slightly larger that the other hens we have, but they really are easy to keep. It's been a warm winter so far so we are still getting a good supply of eggs. I love their black color, and when the sun shines on them they are almost purple.<br /><br />Your recommendation was a good one so far, and we are keeping our fingers crossed for lots of baby chicks.rimfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788416329185500341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-14736078272795534302018-01-21T12:26:52.926-08:002018-01-21T12:26:52.926-08:00This is my first year with the Giants and I like t...This is my first year with the Giants and I like them. They are the only breed in the coop that has been laying all winter with no lights or heat and it's been a cold one. I have a couple of leghorns and some americauana crosses, but they quit laying when the days got short and -30. Sadly my rooster died two weeks after I got him and so I'd like to find another and raise more of these. odiiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110172156488999203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-38031503697262178022018-01-21T06:53:20.568-08:002018-01-21T06:53:20.568-08:00Sadly. Smokey passed on last year. Something happ...Sadly. Smokey passed on last year. Something happened to her so her legs stopped working right, and Don mercifully put her down. I was quite upset because she was such a sweetheart, but we didn't want her to suffer. We have one Americauna left and, from the young pullet eggs we're getting, at least one half-breed Americauna (blue eggs).Patrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-75593072406676150972018-01-21T06:50:45.700-08:002018-01-21T06:50:45.700-08:00We got ours from McMurray Hatchery
https://www.mc...We got ours from McMurray Hatchery<br /><br />https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html<br /><br />When you order a batch, they'll throw in an extra "mystery" chick for free. DECLINE THIS OPTION. It's kinda fun to get a mystery chick and see what breed it grows into, but invariably it's a rooster. If you want an extra rooster, great, then accept the free chick; but the free chick we got was a very handsome but very small breed, and he kept getting the tar beat out of him by the enormous Jersey Giant roosters, until we found another home for him. Otherwise the hatchery is great and highly recommended.Patrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-28552363214386029472018-01-20T18:04:21.130-08:002018-01-20T18:04:21.130-08:00We love our Giants. Find the bigger birds like the...We love our Giants. Find the bigger birds like these are not bothered as much by the Hawks in our area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-77857477460627520072018-01-20T11:21:03.514-08:002018-01-20T11:21:03.514-08:00You used to have some Ameraucanas because I can re...You used to have some Ameraucanas because I can remember the blue eggs. We used to have some and I did enjoy the colored eggs but the coons managed to get them all in the end. We are raising buff orpingtons now and they are sweet just like the Ameraucanas but I do miss my blue eggs. Is Smokey still with you or has she passed on. stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-20932403005473154622018-01-20T06:03:11.255-08:002018-01-20T06:03:11.255-08:00Where do you order yours from? We are in the mark...Where do you order yours from? We are in the market for a better breed.<br />frugalmavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840240116119398892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-77758689397745596282018-01-19T18:03:42.727-08:002018-01-19T18:03:42.727-08:00Can you talk about how the tractor has worked out?...Can you talk about how the tractor has worked out? Reliability, parts availability, overall ergonomics etc? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-54862910293577387562018-01-19T12:21:52.102-08:002018-01-19T12:21:52.102-08:00Thanks so much for that.Thanks so much for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com