Post Your Java Pics Here Black, Mottled, White, Auburn

[ohmyhens]

 

[BeanAndBantam]

I have 27 mottled java chicks this spring. They seem much chirpier than the barred rock chicks I had... I don't think because too cold or hot, as they have the same Brinsea ecoglow heaters... Maybe being more vocal is a breed characteristic?

More pics at my web site http://beanandbantam.com

 

[wildbill1972]

Here's one of my hens I hatched off in January. I have 18 mottled java hens and 17 chick's I hatched off and over 100 eggs to set and hatch for next spring.

 

[maralpz2006]

Very beautiful , i really want some mottled javas

 

[firefighter12]

Starting a breeding program for Javas. I have a pair of Mottled right now and I am going to get hatching eggs from them and try getting more. Does anyone have Java hatching eggs or chicks that would help me start my program? Their a rare breed and I'd really like to try bringing their numbers back up.

Here are my two;

Not the best picture of my rooster because the lighting was wrong and he's molting right now.


My pretty girl, I would like to try getting more hens number one for breeding purposes and selling eggs and also they come in different variations that I've seen.

 

[bnjrob]

Starting a breeding program for Javas. I have a pair of Mottled right now and I am going to get hatching eggs from them and try getting more. Does anyone have Java hatching eggs or chicks that would help me start my program? Their a rare breed and I'd really like to try bringing their numbers back up.


My pretty girl, I would like to try getting more hens number one for breeding purposes and selling eggs and also they come in different variations that I've seen.

True poultry breeding is not easy and breeding Javas has its own set of difficulties. Most people wind up being barnyard breeders of birds because it takes a lot of work to do serious breeding for specific traits.

If you are serious about wanting to preserve Javas, you should be breeding to the SOP so that your Javas will look like Javas instead of a generic chicken. If you don't already have one, I recommend that you get a copy of the Standard of Perfection, so that you have a blueprint of what you need too look for when you are making your breeding choices. You should also be breeding for production, because there is no sense in breeding a pretty bird that meets the breed standard if it can't provide the meat and eggs that it is supposed to provide or can't lay eggs and reproduce itself.

Black and Mottled are the color of Javas recognized by the APA. There are some other color varieties out there that are new, but they are not recognized by the APA and do not have a Standard of Perfection to follow as a guideline to help guide breeders in breeding choices so that the birds will eventually look uniform in appearance. These non-standard color varieties are essentially a work in progress and have far more flaws than the Black and Mottled varieties have.

When you are looking to get more Java stock, ask where the seller obtained their birds and if they have been bred with an eye toward their breed standard as well as for meat and egg production. There are quite a few people out there selling Javas, but not many that sell standard-bred Javas. There are also some people out there that have told me that they routinely give all their birds antibiotics for several weeks after they hatch, as a supposed precaution against becoming ill - sending up red flags on their breeding and husbandry practices. Spring and summer is when you will find most Javas available, however sometimes you may need to get on a waiting list in the winter if you want birds from someone that breeds to the SOP. If you would like to learn a little more about Javas and breeding, I have gotten a few things up online to help answer some of the questions people tend to have about Javas when they contact me - http://www.polarisstarfarm.com/Javas.html

 

[firefighter12]

Thank you very much that helped alot. I do plan to start showing my hen. I don't think my rooster meets standards. And I am very serious about starting a breeding program for these birds. As well as probably another breed too. Thank you again for the link.

 

[bnjrob]

Thank you very much that helped alot. I do plan to start showing my hen. I don't think my rooster meets standards. And I am very serious about starting a breeding program for these birds. As well as probably another breed too. Thank you again for the link.

Unless you've been breeding a long time, more birds that you have will NOT come close to their breed standard, so don't be discouraged with what you have now. Even a respected gentleman that has been breeding Black Javas for a long time has to deal with the flaws that show up in his flock. That's why a lot of serious breeders will not even sell anything but older birds, because you can't tell what quality they will be until they are closer to maturity. Javas can take up to 2 years before they stop growing and changing - making it even more of a challenge to work with them. The rule of thumb in breeding is generally that if you hatch 100 chicks, you MIGHT have 10 that are good enough to breed with. And even then, the quality depends a lot on how long you have been making improvements in your flock. Javas have been neglected for a long time. Often you just have to take what birds you can get and go from there. It is a slow process to improve a flock. And you may find that the birds you choose to breed with are not necessarily the birds that you will take to a show. Not to mention that just because you breed two show-winning birds together, does not mean you're going to get show-quality offspring from them. Chicken genetics can be a real crap shoot sometimes and you're left standing their scratching your head trying to figure out where in the world some flaw came from when the parents and grandparents of the birds did not have that flaw. It's a challenge and not for the faint of heart, but it is fun if you enjoy the work that it entails. And Javas do provide good eating in both meat and eggs for the birds that you don't make the cut to be breeders or show birds.

The Heritage Large Fowl thread here on BYC has a lot of good info for people serious about breeding. It used to be pretty and had APA breeders and judges get on it. Even though it is not very active any more after the death of one of the main posters, there is an APA judge that still gets on the thread and will answer questions and offer tidbits of info that is very helpful. You might want to check out the thread and read through the posts as you have time.

 

[Elemes]

Just dropping off some pictures of my pullets on this old thread. Kicking the dust off of it!

 

[henaynei]

In the beginning back in April 2017, then about late June, and now... starting my Auburn Java Flock...soon to do some serious culling for winter