McMurray Hatchery Black Jersey Giant Cockerel

Black Giant

This is the original Jersey Giant developed in New Jersey in the late 19th century by crossing several of the large, dark Asiatic breeds. It is a super heavy bird even a little larger than the whites. It's black plumage has a beautiful green sheen, the eyes are dark brown, shanks and toes are black except for yellow skin showing on the bottoms of the feet. With the straight red comb and tremendous size it makes an unusually handsome variety for exhibition. Hens are good layers of brown eggs and especially persistent through cold weather. Baby chicks are mostly black but do show creamy patches on the underbody, wing tips, and around the face. The white persists in the plumage until final molt of chick feathers takes place.

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Item #	Description	1-5	6-15	16-24	25-50	51-99	100+	Quantity
BLGC	Male	1-5 $4.45	6-15 $4.01	16-24 $3.81	25-50 $3.62	51-99 $3.44	100+ $3.26	Quantity
BLGP	Female	1-5 $6.58	6-15 $5.92	16-24 $5.62	25-50 $5.34	51-99 $5.07	100+ $4.82	Quantity
BLGS	Unsexed	1-5 $5.30	6-15 $4.77	16-24 $4.53	25-50 $4.31	51-99 $4.09	100+ $3.89	Quantity

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QUICK STATS

Type:	standard
Class:	American
Heritage Breed:	yes
Rare Breed / TLC Conservation Priority:	watch
Egg Color:	brown
Egg Size:	large
Egg Production:	good
Disposition:	good
Broody (Likely to Sit):	somewhat likely
Free Range:	good
Heat Tolerance:	good
Cold Tolerance:	excellent
Comb Type:	single
Leg Style:	clean
Leg Color:	black
Skin Color:	yellow
Bird Size:	extra large
Meat Production:	excellent
Weeks to Maturity:	20
Male Mature Weight:	13 lbs
Female Mature Weight:	10 lbs

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Q&A

Are chickens broody
The Black Giants are somewhat likely to go broody and set on eggs but they are not as likely to set as a Buff Orpington or Turken would be.

Will Black Giants usually be bigger than White Giants?
They both get to the same size. 10lbs for the females and 13 for the males.

Typically, how many weeks before these are ready for harvesting for meat?
Typically, we suggest they are ready to butcher around 20 weeks of age.

I have 4 Jersey Giants hens. I was wanting to know about what age they should start laying?
Black Giants and White Giants generally start laying around 5-7 months of age.

i would like to buy jersey giant eggs for hatching .do you have any and how much are they ? do u ship them to GB .THANKS
Sorry, we do not sell the hatching eggs for black giants. We are not able to ship out of the US.

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