Their eggs were the result of the mating of a hen and a rooster from another very rare, closely-related, almost-extinct breed–Black Java chickens. Early this year, when there were only 250 Black ...

Java chickens are about as close to the original domesticated chicken as you can get. However, the pressures of industrial agriculture have pushed the breed close to extinction. I drive backward ...

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Bamberger, who lives in Evergreen Park, said the farm raises java chickens and that students emerge fairly well prepared to care for them after about a 90-minute session. “The key to raising ...

FOX6's Brian Kramp is taking a step back in time with a breed of chickens that have been around since the mid-1800’s.

Two weeks ago, there were only 300 known auburn Java chickens in the world, which means something if you’re a chicken expert. Make that 302. A pair of auburn Java chicks hatched at the Kohl Children’s ...