Monday, May 09, 2005

black & white

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......in color. Garfield Farm Museum is home to a flock of rare Java chickens. They were tested and found to be possibly purebred, one of the rare breeds. About 6 years ago a white Java chick was hatched, white Javas being a variation on the black. The last white Java was seen sometime in the 1950's, so this was an exciting development for the farm. They enlisted the help of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, which incubates and hatches eggs for them, allowing the flock to grow faster.

3 comments:

sugarcreekfarm said...

That white one is so pretty, with all the red! This museum sounds fantastic.

Suzanne said...

Yes Kelli....it's my idea of a theme park!!! HA HA HA.

Anonymous said...

These javas are so pretty ...where can I buy a set of my own?.I would love to start raising them..Scott E BElew.... sbelew@lorettotel.net