JAVA
(PROPOSED)
LARGE FOWL Origin: America Classification: Light: Rare Egg colour: Brown |
Mottled Java Trio
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The Java is considered to be the second oldest breed of chicken developed in America, with ancestors reputed to have originated in the Far East, possibly from the island of Java. Sources differ on the years the breed was developed, but the Java is known to have been present in America some time between 1835 and 1850. They did not reach Britain until 1885.
General characteristics: male
Carriage: Upright, bold and active.
Type: Body long, broad and deep, plumage moderately full. Breast full and deep. Wings rather large, well folded and carried without drooping. Tail rather long, moderately full and expanded, carried at an angle of 55 degrees above the horizontal. Main tail long, broad and overlapping. Sickles long and gracefully curved.
Head: Medium length and breadth. Beak stout and well curved. Eyes large, full, prominent. Comb single, moderately small, straight and upright, lower in the front, evenly serrated having well-defined points, fine in texture. Should not show a point too far forward on the comb (the first point should be above the eye, not above the nostril). Free from `thumb marks' or side sprigs. Face smooth. Earlobes small and oblong. Wattles medium length, well rounded at ends, smooth, fine in texture.
Neck: Medium length, arched, with abundant hackle feathers.
Legs and feet: Medium length. Legs set well apart, straight. Toes, four, straight and well spread.
Female
With the exception of the comb, which falls with a single fold to one side without covering the eye, the general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
BANTAM
Java Bantams are exact miniatures of the large fowl, so the same standard, colour and scale of points apply.
General characteristics: male
Carriage: Upright, bold and active.
Type: Body long, broad and deep, plumage moderately full. Breast full and deep. Wings rather large, well folded and carried without drooping. Tail rather long, moderately full and expanded, carried at an angle of 55 degrees above the horizontal. Main tail long, broad and overlapping. Sickles long and gracefully curved.
Head: Medium length and breadth. Beak stout and well curved. Eyes large, full, prominent. Comb single, moderately small, straight and upright, lower in the front, evenly serrated having well-defined points, fine in texture. Should not show a point too far forward on the comb (the first point should be above the eye, not above the nostril). Free from `thumb marks' or side sprigs. Face smooth. Earlobes small and oblong. Wattles medium length, well rounded at ends, smooth, fine in texture.
Neck: Medium length, arched, with abundant hackle feathers.
Legs and feet: Medium length. Legs set well apart, straight. Toes, four, straight and well spread.
Female
With the exception of the comb, which falls with a single fold to one side without covering the eye, the general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
BANTAM
Java Bantams are exact miniatures of the large fowl, so the same standard, colour and scale of points apply.
Please contact the breed registrar for more information
