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I've heard bieles go broody too, though I'm a little wary of their size in respect to hatching eggs. I tend to prefer medium to small standard breeds for hatching as larger hens can sometimes break eggs. The two broodies I have now are hatchery "orpingtons" and are, at a good weight, around 3-4...

I had this kind of problem in a batch of chicken chicks. (Couple hundred birds.) The state vet determined, on necropsy and sampling of the feed, that the mill had left vitamin e out of the feed -- lack of vitamin E causes severe neurological symptoms. The feed was a name brand "good" feed, too...

We have ... chick, singular. I put eleven eggs under hens, and was hoping for a bit better, but all the air sacs were bad. Five developed, but of those five, only one hatched. A male. Ah well, we'll wait until fall when it cools off, and then order a few pullets for him from someone. We had...

I ship stuff every single day as part of my business, though not, usually, eggs. Not anymore. I'm generally very aware of shipping regulations and procedures, though. UPS won't ship live chicks but where is the regulations that say they won't ship eggs? It's been several years, so something...

I'm not sure if I'll get any chicks hatch out of the batch of biele eggs I ordered. Out of ten eggs, five are duds. The other five all have bad air sacs. If I get ONE chick out of this I'll be pleased, and with my luck, it'll be a rooster. Sigh. Doesn't anyone ship via ground anymore? It's...

Desertchic, a swamp cooler should be sufficient to keep them alive, but if they are still struggling, you can try giving them water to stand in (I like black masonry tubs for this -- easy to dump and rinse out daily) and select a lower protein food or even consider restricting food -- two or...

I have high hopes for them, based on all the reviews I've read. :-) Is there any hope of them being added to the APA any time soon? I'd love to show, eventually. One of the rroos we have now attacked my father this morning. He's going to be Darn Rooster Enchiladas. (Insert profanity of your...

I used to breed marans right before they got real popular -- over a several year period, I probably had several hundred adults. I started raising them for the eggs, but they were actually a much better meat bird than a layer, and I had a customer who had a heritage meat business who wanted all...

Hi -- I'm new here, but I'm fairly experienced with poultry. (I got out of breeding for awhile due to illness.) I'm seriously considering buying bielefelders. We only have room for one breed, so I'm trying to get something that is truly dual purpose AND mellow enough that I don't need to worry...