Java (chicken)
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| Origin: | United States | ||
| Year: | around 1850 | ||
| Colour: | black, white and black with white spots | ||
| Weight: | Cock 4.75 kg hen 3.25 - 3.75 kg |
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| Breeding standards: | BDRG, EE, APA | ||
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The Java is a domestic chicken breed bred in the USA from various Asian breeds . It was bred around 1850 and is considered to be the second oldest breed of chicken bred in the USA after the Dominican . The Java chicken was at times considered the most profitable breed and was used in the breeding of many other breeds, but is itself classified as a critically endangered breed today and almost extinct by the 20th century. These are large, robust, dual-purpose chickens that look for a large part of their feed themselves under suitable conditions.
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