I would like to mention we ordered 10 roos that were all marked on their heads with paint which was amazing. We lost one bird at a few days old but Cackle sent us 60 birds instead of 50 so it wasn’t an issue.
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All of the birds arrived alive which is amazing since we are located in hawaii! I would like to point out that they give you a full list of what you ordered/ got extra which was a really nice touch. 15 easter eggers, 10 Jersey giants, 10 Buffs, 5 Leg horns, 5 welsumers, and 5 marans. Overall, I’m very pleased with all of my chickens, and would definitely order more from Cackle. I created a hardware cloth separation in the brooder for a few days, dimmed and changed the smart light in their brooder to red, and painted the bald spot with blu-kote, and she was fine after that. One of the jerseys was picked on so much and so quickly that she had a bald spot. I think it was because out of 14 chicks, there were only 3 that were black. The only issue I’ve had with my jerseys was with them getting picked on by the others when they were a couple of weeks old. When I reached out to Cackle for average ages of laying, they told me that the black jersey giants should start laying somewhere between 6 and 9 months of age, and I know they take longer to mature, so I was happily surprised when one began laying before she was five months old. My first black jersey giant to lay laid her first little brown pullet egg at 21 weeks and one day, and has laid 5 five eggs in her first week of laying. She also always seems to have one eye to the sky, looking out for hawks when they are free-ranging in my yard. When squirrels, bunnies or groundhogs get too close to the flock, she is the one who chases them away. When I began to introduce my leashed dogs to them outside, she was the one who came over to investigate. One of them is also the lookout for the flock. All three of my jerseys seem to be around the middle of the pecking order. One doesn’t seem to mind being handled, one tolerates being handled, and one avoids being handled at all. They also have the calmest temperaments of the three types of chicks that I ordered, and make a pretty, soothing trilling noise when I go out to see them. In the way that my jerseys watch me, they seem somehow more interested in or aware of me than the other two types or chickens I ordered. When the sun shines on them, their plumage has a beautiful dark emerald sheen, and in my opinion, of the three types I ordered, they have the prettiest faces, with dark, glossy, warm eyes. My black jersey giants are big, solid, beautiful birds. So far these chickens have proven to be both. and wanted heritage chickens that would be good foragers (to eat insects, especially ticks, in my yard), and that would be predator savvy (so they would be more alert to predators while free-ranging and eating ticks in my yard). I live in a very rural area with a lot of hawks, coyotes, foxes, etc. 5 months later, I still have all 14 of my chickens and all are female. I ordered 12 female chicks hoping that, (given sexing accuracy and so much that can go wrong with baby chicks), I’d still have at least 6 to 8 females when they grew up. They hatched on March 29th and all arrived healthy, active, and peeping at my post office on March 31st. I ordered 3 Black Jersey Giants (received 3), 4 Blue Ameraucanas (received 5), 5 Rhode Island Reds (received 6), so I received a total of 14 chicks although I only ordered 12. I’m a first time chicken-keeper and am very pleased with the chicks I purchased from Cackle. We also offer at limited times of the year Black Jersey Giant Fertile Hatching Eggs Newbie notes: There are some white feathers in their 1st and 2nd stage feathering which is normal but by the 6th month they are solid black feathers. The males will grow to 11-14 pounds in weight with the Cackle Hatchery blood line. We offer this chicken breed in a production line and not a show line. These chickens were admitted to the American Standard of Perfection in 1922 and both varieties (whites and blacks) are noted for willow colored or nearly black legs and toes. When grown the black feathers take on a green sheen within the black color. It is the largest of the dual purpose chicken and eventually excels as a meat chicken and a fairly good laying hen. They are slow to mature and have a poor feed/weight conversion, which explains why they aren’t popular as a commercial broiler, although they were popular in the late 1800’s for chickens for meat. A good heavy breed but slower to grow than some breeds before surpassing them in weight and size. The Black Jersey Giant chicken was originated in Burlington County in the State of New Jersey during the 1880’s.
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