Black Java

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Black Java is a rare, historic American chicken breed valued for its dual-purpose utility and role in the development of several modern poultry breeds.

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Black Java canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chicken breed ⓘ
domestic animal breed ⓘ
dual-purpose chicken ⓘ
adaptation cold hardy ⓘ
good foraging ability ⓘ
bodyType medium to large ⓘ
breedingGoal balanced meat and egg production ⓘ
breedingPriority preservation of genetic diversity ⓘ
category American class chicken breed ⓘ
color black ⓘ
combType single comb ⓘ
conservationConcern endangered livestock breed ⓘ
conservationStatus rare ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance historic American farmstead chicken ⓘ
developedIn United States ⓘ
eggProductionLevel moderate ⓘ
eggShellColor brown ⓘ
eggSize medium to large ⓘ
geographicAssociation American poultry ⓘ
historicalUse general-purpose farm chicken ⓘ
keptFor backyard flocks ⓘ
breed conservation programs ⓘ
small farms ⓘ
meatQuality good table bird ⓘ
notableTrait contributes size and hardiness to descendant breeds ⓘ
good for free-range systems ⓘ
originPeriod 19th century ⓘ
plumageColor black ⓘ
populationTrend declined with rise of specialized commercial breeds ⓘ
recognizedAs heritage breed ⓘ
historic American chicken breed ⓘ
rare breed ⓘ
recognizedBy American poultry conservation organizations ⓘ
regionOfPopularity United States ⓘ
roleInBreeding contributed to development of Plymouth Rock ⓘ
contributed to development of Rhode Island Red ⓘ
foundation breed for Jersey Giant ⓘ
skinColor yellow ⓘ
temperament calm ⓘ
hardy ⓘ
use egg production ⓘ
meat production ⓘ
valuedFor dual-purpose utility ⓘ
historic genetic influence in poultry breeding ⓘ

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Plymouth Rock → originBreeds → Black Java ⓘ