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{{infobox poultry breed
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[[File:Black Java male, 1905.png|thumb|An illustration of the ideal Black Java rooster in the American Standard of Perfection cir. 1905|alt=Black Java rooster]]
The '''Java''' is a [[breed]] of [[chicken]] originating in the United States. Despite the breed's name, a reference to the island of [[Java]], it was developed in the U.S. from chickens of unknown Asian extraction. It is one of the oldest American chickens, forming the basis for many other breeds, but is critically endangered today. Javas are large birds with a sturdy appearance. They are hardy, and are well-suited for both meat and egg production, especially by small-scale farms, [[Homestead (buildings)|homestead]]s, and backyard keepers.
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==Use==
Javas are valued for their dual-purpose characteristics. Though they are slow-growing compared to the [[broiler]]s used by the commercial chicken industry today, they produce a good carcass. Hens lay a respectable
==Footnotes==
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* {{cite book |title=Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds |last=Ekarius |first=Carol |year=2007 |publisher=[[Storey Publishing]] |___location=North Adams, MA |isbn=978-1-58017-667-5 }}
* {{cite book |title=How To Raise Chickens |url=https://archive.org/details/howtoraisechicke00hein |url-access=registration |last=Heinrichs |first=Christine |year=2007 |publisher=Voyageur Press |isbn=978-0-7938-0601-0 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/java.html |title=Java Chicken |work=albc-usa.org |publisher=[[American Livestock Breeds Conservancy]] |access-date=2008-06-06 |ref=CITEREFalbc |archive-date=2008-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201053027/http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/java.html |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/2002-02-01/Java-Chickens-Back-From-the-Brink.aspx |title=Java Chickens back from the brink |last=Ott |first=Janet |work=[[Mother Earth News]] |date=February–March 2002 |access-date=2008-06-07 }}
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