I cannot remember the name of the woman I talked to at greenfire a little over 3 years ago but I remember it was the person a friend said I should talk to to get good answers.
Kennsperber
I am fully aware of what value greenfire plays in the poultry world in the US. But after what they did with the German Bielefelders and lied to me personally about it I have little nice to say about them. Mistakes I understand, Lying about it not so much.
It wouldn't hurt to try greenfire but I am not sure that greenfire would be very helpful in pointing you in the right direction to get something that they no longer sell. Maybe the would help but I am pretty pessimistic about greenfire in general.
Sorry, I have not been on BYC for a long time and just saw your question. I moved to South Alabama a few years ago and had to sell all my breeds of birds so I am no longer raising Niederrheiner's.
The Bielefelders do not handle heat very well so extra precautions will be needed. The bigger issue with the German Bielefelders is getting the 2011 import only. The later imports by Greenfire were crossbred with something leading to several issues with them. As I understand it Greenfire mixed...
Thank you for translating this from the original German. I just printed it out so I can mark it up with my own clarifications to make it more usable to me. I will use it to check my Niederrheiners and see how close they are.
Where are you located Peepers? I know several breeders that have the 2011 import only and sell and ship eggs. I have some chicks from the early import that are over 6 weeks old that can be shipped now that it has cooled off some. I will also be selling a lot of pullets this fall after I select...
I have the original German Standard of Perfection for the Niederrheiner but it is written in German. Do we have anyone that can translate that into English so we can have that for our use in developing the breed in the US according to the original German SOP?
I am sorry to hear that you have lost one of your favorite chickens. It is never easy to lose one that is close to your heart like she was. I know you will miss her a lot.
Are you aware of a Standard of Perfection for the Niederrheiner chickens? We have been trying to find one but have not been able to. It may be easier to search for it in German though.
I have several birds that I am selling that I can bring on Saturday. I have some German Bielefelder chicks, exhibition bloodline Rhode Island Red chicks, Guinea keets, and Sapphire blue egg laying chicks. Ages range from a few days old to 2 months. I will also have some fertile Bielefelder and...
I used Oxine in a nebulizer in a covered cage 3 times a day along with Denagard. I only had one that did not respond well to treatment. I have heard of using it in spray bottle to lessen the amount of germs on the bird. Makes sense that a preening bird is less likely to reinfect themselves.
You should be able to see if the ear lobes are red or white about the time they start laying. For my 2011 import birds that is about 7 or 8 months of age. The 2013 birds start to lay earlier than that from what I have heard of them.