Fayetteville, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~180
- Hen weight
- ~10 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- docile, calm, mellow
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- low
- APA class
- American
- NPIP stock code
- R1041
- Origin
- United States (New Jersey)
Breed guide
Jersey Giant
Also known as: Black Jersey Giant, White Jersey Giant
The largest American chicken breed, developed in the 1870s-80s to compete with turkeys as table fowl. Cocks can top 13 lb, hens around 10. Slow to mature, taking 6+ months to fill out their frame.
Keeper's notes
Cold and damp do not faze them. Housing has to be oversized, with low roosts and reinforced nest boxes. Feed bills run high, so plan for it.
APA recognized varieties
American · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Black 1922White 1947Blue 2002
Jersey Giant listings
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Where to find Jersey Giant
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (29)
Salem, IL
Buckley, IL
Johnston City, IL
Lebanon, IL
Virden, IL
Red Bud, IL
Robinway Marcellus, MI
Willoughby Hills, OH
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (8)
Zeeland, MI
Polk, OH
Sugarcreed, OH
Sugarcreek, OH
Fresno, OH
Cincinnati, OH
OH
West Union, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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