I know a lot of you have asked how the Bielefelder's compare to the other breeds. This is what I can say about them compared to the other breeds that I raise as well:
Biel's are very large birds with beautiful crele coloring and are GREAT foragers. Mine eat no more than any of the other...
I've tried all the natural....safe remedies! They don't work! Especially the Coyote and Fox Urine! Those nasty rodents walk right by a gallon jug of the Coyote Urine! Stinks to high heaven....think SKUNK smell! Also, these urines (coyote and fox) will bring a worse problem knocking on your...
Hi! I'm glad you got your hen to eat....probably just went off her feed until she got use to the new place.....it takes time for them to get adjusted.
As for breed? She looks like a buff or red Sussex. I don't think she's a Brahma...because they have feathers on their legs and they don't...
I am sooooo glad that he is working out for you! I was pretty sure he would and I knew that anything he throws is going to be huge! His dad was a monster in size! Enjoy those babies!
First, congrats on the Crele egg! Yeah! Mine aren't old enough to lay eggs yet.....dang!
Now on the Cuckoo question.....no they aren't like the Barred Rocks....the hens and the roos are both marked the same and are both vibrant in color. I do have 1 cuckoo hen that has a touch of...
Some pics:
"Cheeco" Chocolate Orp Hen
White Orp Chicks
"Hobbles" Black Orp Roo
"FLO" Mottled Orp Hen
White Orp Flock free ranging
White Hen
Chocolate roo and hen out free ranging!
Sur Jagger
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"Sunny"
"Redman" and "Sir Wilson" and...
You're the 2nd person to tell me that they are slow in hatching....maybe I need to just leave them in there a day or two more. My air cells are great size at lockdown...so I know that's not the problem. I think I'll just start leaving them in a day or two longer and see if that does the trick...