Jersey Giants - Chicken Breed Information - BackYard Chickens
Jan 11, 2012 · Jersey Giants History Jersey Giants are the largest purebred breed of domestic chickens. The breed was created between 1870 and 1890 by brothers John and Thomas …
Jersey Giant | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
Jan 11, 2012 · The well named Jersey Giant chicken is the largest purebred breed of chicken. It was the result of a breeding program started around 1870 by John and Thomas Black in New …
Chicken Breed Focus - Jersey Giant - BackYard Chickens
Jun 28, 2011 · The well named Jersey Giant chicken is the largest purebred breed of chicken. It was the result of a breeding program started around 1870 by John and Thomas Black in New …
Jersey Giant - Reviews | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
Jan 10, 2012 · We had gotten a pair of Jersey Giant pullets to add to our little flock of Austalorps, after a little political adjustments, they fit right in. We weren't raising them for meat, just adding …
Jersey Giants for meat. What age? - BackYard Chickens
Aug 11, 2016 · howdy there fellow chicken people. We've decided to go with Jersey Giants this year for meat. I'm trying to figure out when to have them come in so that we can have them …
When do Jersey Giants start to lay eggs - BackYard Chickens
Jun 24, 2009 · I have 6 Black Jersey Giant hens they are 11 months old and they have not started to lay yet. I keep them in a coop with a couple of RR and W Leghorns that are the same age …
Black Jersey Giants - BackYard Chickens
Jul 18, 2017 · Jersey Giants are the largest chicken breed in the world. The black variety originated in New Hersey in the 1880s when the Black brothers, John and Thomas, crossed …
How to adjust a coop for a Jersey Giant? - BackYard Chickens
Apr 29, 2025 · Me and my dad are getting chicks this week. In around a month, we will be adopting a Jersey Giant cockerel. Neither of us are experienced in building, so we are hoping …
Are Jersey Giants too big to mate with standard-sized chickens?
Apr 19, 2009 · Is the size of a Jersey Giant okay to mate with these hens or would you recommend a smaller rooster? Our first priority in choosing chicken/rooster breeds is that they …
Black Australorp or Black Jersey Giant? - BackYard Chickens
Jan 7, 2009 · sunny & the 5 egg layers : So are Gardenerd's chickens black australorps or black jersey giants? I think my chicken was probably a hatchery quality Jersey Giant. I sold her …