The difference between Broiler Chicken and Java chicken is in the taste of it's meat. In Indonesia market, Javanese Chicken's price is more expensive than the chicken broiler's price. Indonesia people say that Java chicken's meat is more tasty and more delicious than broiler's meat. But Java chickens can be sold at high prices at the age of 5-6 months, while the broiler can be sold at the age of less than 2 months. Indonesian people also prefer Java Chicken's egg to Broiler chicken's eggs. They say that the redder color of Javanese chicken's egg yolks show that Java chicken eggs contain more protein. Indonesian people are also using Java chicken's eggs as an herbal to keep the health of their body.
(Perbedaan ayam pedaging dan ayam jawa adalah pada rasa dagingnya. Di pasar Indonesia, harga ayam jawa lebih mahal daripada ayam pedaging. Orang Indonesia mengatakan bahwa daging ayam jawa lebih gurih dan lebih lezat daripada daging ayam pedaging. Tetapi ayam jawa bisa dijual dengan harga tinggi saat berumur 5-6 bulan, sedangkan ayam pedaging bisa dijual saat berumur kurang dari 2 bulan. Orang Indonesia juga lebih menyukai telur ayam jawa daripada telur ayam petelur. Mereka berkata bahwa warna kuning telur ayam jawa yang lebih merah menunjukkan bahwa telur ayam jawa lebih banyak mengandung protein. Orang Indonesia juga menggunakan telur ayam jawa sebagai jamu untuk menjaga kesehatan tubuh.)
In my opinion, it's not the kind of the chicken that makes the taste of meat or chicken eggs were savory and delicious, but what the chickens eat that makes the taste of meat and eggs are different. Java chicken are usually released to play on house's yard so the chickens can eat worms, insects and grass as the vegetables while the broiler chicken raised in large numbers inside the cage without being able to eat worms, insects and vegetables.
(Menurut pendapat saya, bukan jenis ayam yang membuat rasa daging atau telur ayam itu gurih dan lezat, tetapi apa yang dimakan ayam itulah yang membuat rasa daging dan telur itu berbeda. Ayam Jawa biasa dilepas pekarangan rumah sehingga ayam tersebut bisa makan cacing, serangga dan rumput sebagai sayur-sayuran sedangkan ayam pedaging dipelihara dalam jumlah besar di dalam kandang tanpa bisa makan cacing, serangga dan sayur-sayuran.)
I can say this because I ever bought a hundred (one box) broiler chicks and released them in my backyard. Their growth is slower than I expected, I was able to sell it after the chicken was 3 months old. Perhaps because the chickens are too often running in the yard so the chicken's body become difficult to be fat. My friends are very happy with my chicken flavor because it's the same with Java chicken's flavor. Unfortunately, because the price of broiler chicken is cheaper than Java, I lose 50% of the capital. Now I choose raising Java chickens because they more resistant from disease, not too much eating (less in feeding) and the price is high.
(Saya bisa berkata demikian karena saya pernah membeli seratus ekor (satu kotak) anak ayam pedaging dan melepaskannya di halaman belakang rumah. Pertumbuhan mereka lebih lambat dari perkiraan saya, saya baru bisa menjualnya setelah ayam tersebut berumur 3 bulan. Mungkin karena ayam-ayam tersebut terlalu sering lari-lari di pekarangan rumah badannya jadi sulit untuk menjadi gemuk. Teman-teman saya sangat suka dengan rasa daging ayam saya karena rasanya sama dengan ayam Jawa. Sayang, karena harga ayam pedaging lebih murah daripada ayam jawa, saya rugi 50% dari modal. Sekarang saya memilih memelihara ayam Jawa karena lebih tahan penyakit, makannya sedikit dan harganya tinggi. )
