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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 amountnumber of large, brown eggs and will go broody. Javas are particularly known as good foragers, needing less supplementary feed than many breeds when allowed to [[free range]].<ref name="Dougherty 2007">{{harvnb|Dougherty|2007}}</ref> Like many large breeds, they are known to be docile in temperament, and hardy in inclement weather. In general, Javas are particularly suitable for keepers of smaller flocks who require a good dual-purpose chicken.<ref name="Dougherty 2007"/><ref name="Ekarius 2007 92">{{harvnb|Ekarius|2007|p=92}}</ref>

==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 }}