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Second batch (12) eggs are in the Kebonnixs and on Day 3 of incubation. Hatch date about 5/19. Fingers crossed.....

My first brood has arrived! Seven beautiful babies, hatched (6) on Saturday, and (1) yesterday. I set 12 eggs; three were clears, one early quitter, and one still in the incubator that's probably DIS. My plans for these: Cockerels to be my first taste of Bresse meat. Pullets integrated into...

The eggs collected in January were not fertilized, except one. (I tossed it.) George seemed to be trying to do his job, but I think the girls weren't interested yet. So I decided to wait until warmer weather. And it's successful, mostly - I again set 12 eggs on April 1st, of which 9 are fertile...

George is recovering a bit better than I expected. He will lose all the tips of his comb but the meaty part looks okay, and about half of his wattles. I relented to the need for a better heat source, realizing that the heat lamp wasn't doing enough and George was suffering. So I bought a small...

If he doesn't show signs of recovering nicely, then I'll probably just go ahead and cull him. I'd planned to do so anyway (he's very aggressive), as soon as it warms some and I can collect a few eggs for the incubator. His replacement currently lives with the main flock. Thanks for sharing the...

This cold snap is not going well. The low temp last night was -13-F (-25-C), and frostbite is attacking my roosters and their big, beautiful combs. I have some high ventilation well above their heads, no drafts I can find, and heat lamps in place. The heat lamps aren't doing much good at all...

Thank you - good info!

I got some good pics of Baby Abigail this morning, though she wouldn't let me get very close: Perched on top of the shade tarp, watching the pigs eat, hanging out in front of the coop, and my favorite - I caught her in flight!

Fall update: My little Bresse flock is about 10 months old now. The hatches from the two young broodies were a failure. Betsy, while well-meaning and trying to be a good mother, either crushed or smothered every one of her chicks and still-hatching eggs. I don't believe it was intentional...

I may try it at some point, modified of course. If I can source some whole milk that doesn't cost a fortune. Expired powdered milk, maybe?

I can summarize a bit, but for full details, go here: https://www.ambresse.com/french-bresse-finishing.html France has very strict standards for properly 'finishing' French Bresse chickens, and it's regulated and protected by the government. From the age of 5-weeks, they are raised on pasture...

Thank you! I'm raising them for both meat and eggs. They are supposed to be the best tasting and most tender chicken meat in the world (when raised and finished by the French standards). To me, they fit the "gold standard" of all the features I want in a chicken: Lots of eggs (250/year)...

@Coopin Is a Habit Thank you! You should read up on this breed. They have a fascinating history.

I wasn't going to start incubating eggs from my American Bresse for another month or so, but the girls have different ideas by going full-blown broody at 8 months of age. So they've reminded me it's time to start a thread on their progress. Anyone else breeding American Bresse birds, feel free...