Bielefelder thread!!!!

[Mtn Homestead]

OK! Time for another weigh-in. I was on time this round at exactly 24 weeks. Do keep in mind, as stated last weigh-in, due to feed changes these weights probably reflect about 2 weeks of suboptimal growth. That being said, 100% of roosters and 25% of the hens are now over 5 lbs, which would be my minimum processing weight if these were going to be broilers. The numbers...

#Bielefelders
24 weeks old

Roosters
Range 5.2-6.2 lbs
Average 5.71 lbs

Hens
Range 3.8-5.45 lbs
Average 4.34 lbs

 

[BlueBaby]

I think this guy is such a pretty rooster, 24 weeks old. He is very alert, eyes always on the sky as seen here. He has shown absolutely no aggression yet. Just wish I'd managed to hatch some females!

Too bad you live where it's snowing, so I know you don't live close to me. I already have 7 girl's over here, and a hatch of 7 more egg's due on Thursday.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Uh... how have I not found this thread before?!

Incoming pic dump of my beloved boy, Oppenheimer <3

Mystery chick from Murray, hatch date ~ 07/29/2020...
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Awkward teenage phase -- the surprise flash didn't help, 4-5 weeks old...
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A little bit more grown at 3.5 months, note the eye color change from baby blue!
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6 months, and yes he gets handled a LOT and carried inside. I think he's watching TV in this pic.
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9 months, and hangs out in the shopping cart when we are in PetSmart.
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11 months. POOF! Spurs have come in. His temperament is still excellent.
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A year old, and looking INTENSE.
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Wishing you all a (belated) merry Christmas!
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And, at 18 months, putting up with being a mount for a Serama buddy. He just really wants to go back outside to his ladies. At this age, he weights 8.5 pounds.
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I also have two hens that just started laying a bit at 7 months. In the spring, I will be incubating some of their eggs, and also picking up a set of hatching eggs from Vitoria Farms to get a good little Bielefelder flock going. I've loved seeing all your stories!

I LOVE him!! I am starting out with chicks for the first time this year, due to ship in April. Biels are my top choice for a sustainable flock so I'm starting with 4 hens, 1 roo. I'm also going with a few Niederrheiners. I'm dubbing them the F troop: friendly fluffy fowl.

 

[crystlln]

Too bad you live where it's snowing, so I know you don't live close to me. I already have 7 girl's over here, and a hatch of 7 more egg's due on Thursday.

That snow/cold is very good for my self control. It's the only thing keeping me from filling my incubator!

 

[BlueBaby]

That snow/cold is very good for my self control. It's the only thing keeping me from filling my incubator!

Maybe so. I decided to hatch now so that the chick's will be bigger before all of the snakes start getting active.

 

[Mtn Homestead]

We have our first 2 Bielefelder eggs!

24 weeks, 5 days

 

[Sally PB]

Pictures? Weights?

 

[Poodlemum]

Her markings make her look so cranky lol. She was starring in a story about a chick that likes to eat people and totally at ease being gently cradled back and forth

 

[BlueBaby]

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Her markings make her look so cranky lol. She was starring in a story about a chick that likes to eat people and totally at ease being gently cradled back and forth

Do you only have one?

 

[Poodlemum]

Do you only have one?

Two Bielefelder in a batch of 14 current chicks