The two chicks are an accident of recessive genes. 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.

The pressures of industrial agriculture have pushed the endangered heritage java chicken close to extinction. Learn how to save this endangered bird. Originally published as "Java Chickens Back ...

They join us to discuss how their podcast was born, the importance of heritage breeds of chickens like Java chickens and the Sicilian buttercup chicken, accessibility with chicken-keeping, and ...

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 ...

Heritage Java chickens at Old World Wisconsin This spring you can travel through time and the stories of America’s heartland Old World Wisconsin. FOX6's Brian Kramp is taking a step back in time ...

This spring you can travel through time and the stories of America’s heartland Old World Wisconsin. FOX6's Brian Kramp is taking a step back in time with a breed of chickens that have been ...