The one that is laying was born August 4th 2015. So she started laying at 29 weeks old. The other two in the pic were born Sept 30th so I have a bit left to go before they start laying. I'm hoping the other two start laying by mid April, fingers crossed it will be sooner.
This morning I heard this strange sound coming from one of my coops. Low and behold the Niederrheiner RooSo, I culled the first Niederrheiner Roo that my friend hatched for me about 4 months ago. He weighed just about 6 lbs. Seems like a decent growth rate.
I wasn't aware of Brinkhaven, thanks for the lead! Even though they are closer to me geographically, I have given up on shipped eggs. It seems that in the end, it's much less expensive or the same cost as just buying chicks but without the stress and aggravation of hatching shipped eggs. I love...
So glad you started this thread! I've been raising chickens of one kind or another for years. I just started with Niedrrheiners. I purchased eggs from Bryce at Sunbird. Very low hatch rate (3 of 18). Not Bryces fault, just tough when eggs are shipped coast to coast. I then ordered some chicks...
Well, the July 7th order of 6 Niederrheiners along with 4 Bielefelder pullets finally arrived from Greenfire. PO is supposed to have them overnight and they take a day and half to go the last 25 miles. The PO is just the worst. The order ended up having 5 of each. Consequently, all the...
Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiners! I don't think that Greenfire offers any other Niederrheiner breeds other than lemon cuckoo. I understand there are a few different ones.