Civil War Breed: Black Java Chickens

In this episode, Will joins Felicia and Jeremy at History Acres to learn about a chicken breed that was popular on farms across the United States during the Civil War era and has been on the edge of extinction for many years now. The Java is considered the 2nd oldest American chicken breed. Join us to learn the story of the Java chicken, their importance in the history of chicken breeds, the conservation efforts to save them, and why homesteads should want them today.
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[@arfyego0682]

The perfectly timed crow at 11:55 is too perfect! Love these fascinating and specific videos on historical aspects often overlooked. :) Great to see Felicia and Jeremy again!

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

We had a good laugh at that! Happy accidents are part of it.

[@mickeyholding7970]

As a chicken owner, this is a fascinating video. I'll definitely get some Javas when I need some replacements.

[@Beaguins]

Nice to see Jeremy and Felicia again (and Will, for that matter). I'd like to see more about heritage breeds on this channel. When researching them it's interesting to find how young most of the heritage breeds are. The 19th century really took selective breeding seriously, and breeds came and went fast as animals became more useful. It's ironic, but in order to save 19th century breeds you have to avoid thinking like a 19th century person. They were very progressive in their mindset.

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

You will enjoy some future projects, then!

[@ericjrat]

Great episode! Thanks all!

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Glad you enjoyed. Thank you for your support is a patron! It helps these things.

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

awesome episode. More heritage breeds please!

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Sure! Several more coming!

[@MANC2311]

I was expecting to hear about soldiers fotraging livestock, really informative vid.

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@susanhus433]

I'm so glad I saw this video. I have two roosters that I couldn't figure out what breed they are. They look exactly like the roos in this video. Any way to get in touch with the people on this video?

[@andreww8213]

I found this channel from iFunny. Gotta say, this is pretty great

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Glad you are enjoying!

[@LordEvan5]

I have some buckeyes

[@guynemer53]

Wow. I've been meaning to ask what ever happened to Jeremy. Good to see a familiar face.

[@philipjuned]

Is refer to java island? Why this chicken named java

[@idocipp9936]

yes.. it is a breed of chicken from Java..

[@philipjuned]

@@idocipp9936 im currently live in java island but not looks like those appearence. Its tiny, small and lack development here.
What kind of cross breed origin of ancestorbof java chicken?

[@MrRicomex]

They look like black australorps

[@Jeremyb1862]

They do but we like to think Australorps look like Black Javas 😊. They are a decedent from my understanding. Plymouth Rock was involved in the Orpington. Plymouth Rock creation involved the Java. Orpington was a foundation for Australorp which I think also has Rhode Island Red. They were developed using Java.