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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    ChickieLady, You REALLY need to stop insulting your Bielefelders. It's like low self esteem that is plaguing them! They hear what you are saying! My Biels are friendly, calm, and adventurous. I admit they can be chow hounds- but after all- how does one feed those big, gorgeous bodies? Mine...
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    from Maple Valley, WA- looking for Welsummer~Barnevelder~Lavender Orps~Wheaten Maran~speckled Sussex

    Hi Melanie, wow, that post is very old! I'm rarely ever reading BYC, but still get message alerts. I'm still in Maple Valley. I've been raising & breeding Bielefelders for almost 3 years now, but also have cream legbars. The rest of the flock (currently 30-ish) is a mixed flock of layers...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hey Chickie lady- it's not too late to get meat birds. I saw that there's a new hatchery in Bellingham (?) area advertising on CL- chicks just over $1 each, and of course there's Linda who gets from Jenks in Oregon. I'm growing some this year- feeding them non-GMO food and giving them piles of...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Margaret, you are SO right! I started out with 6 hatchery hens, and once we got a couple acres, all heck broke loose. I mean, since 2 acres is really not enough land to have cattle, why not more chickens? I could not JUST have hatchery birds, so invested in some cool birds to own/breed/sell...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I wish I did! I was so, so sorry to hear Sherry in Port Angeles had to dispose of her flock (bird flu- ugh!). I hear she had gorgeous sebatapols. I'm loving my ducks we hatched from your eggs. I sent you private pictures, but because they are SO adorable, I'm going to brag about them here and...
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    A Bielefelder Thread !

    I've noted very strongly- that Bielefelders prefer to free range, and their egg size will go down if they are combined in minimum-size pens without greens. I feed very high quality non-GMO, corn and soy free feed, but if I have to lock my Bielefelders up, they begin producing smaller eggs after...
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    Bielefelder ?

    Because the breed is still relatively new, I think not many are being butchered. I' still able to sell my spare roosters, and admit, I'm so partial I'm struggling with the idea of butchering even one of them.
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    A Bielefelder Thread !

    Wow! That's a really abnormal Bielefelder comb, for sure. If there was a SOP, this would be a cull. Bummer!
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    A Bielefelder Thread !

    that does not sound like good news . Sounds like neurological issues or illness/sickness. You could try giving it a electrolyte/probiotic solution to see if it perks up?
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    A Bielefelder Thread !

    seems like a photo is needed. They are BIG chickens, so unsure what you mean by "fluffed?"
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    A Bielefelder Thread !

    HI Chickie Lady! I love this breed also. We've decided, after having these Bielefelders, to make this one of our main breeds here. (did you get yours from Anna?). I keep saying- these are my favorite breeds- from all that I have raised. Also, all of my hatches have been sold by the time they...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I was going to buy a GQF cabinet, then opted not to, then changed my mind again- I decided that I've had enough of this crappy hatching. In fact, I was going to put the order in this week- was just checking prices to find the best deal (anyone?) - then spaced it out amongst the chaos. These...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Sorry your hatch didn't go well. I had a really bad hatch with my (rare) Bielefelders recently from incubator malfunction. I was so peeved . The day after, one of my hens went broody, so she's got eggs under her, then 2 days later, another went broody, so gave her some too. I'm buying new...
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    Bielefelder and Bresse - Free rage and organic hatching eggs

    Our Bielefelders are amazing. They lay 5-6 eggs a week, like a leghorn (obviously they begin to lay much later, since they are a large breed). Not only that, but they lay right thru the winter without supplemental light. We love this breed- my favorite of all that I have raised. I've...
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    A Bielefelder Thread !

    I love this breed. Since they are a larger breed, they take longer to get to POL, but once they do- wow! I should weigh my eggs. I have an antique egg scale that needs calibrated, but in the meantime I think I will go get a scale to see. I know the first eggs they layed were the same size as...
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