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  1. GlennLee

    Bresse Chickens From Sunbird Farms??

    Beyond the scope of my abilities. Certainly a worthy endeavor.
  2. GlennLee

    Bresse Chickens From Sunbird Farms??

    Do you have plans to process at some point?
  3. GlennLee

    Bresse Chickens From Sunbird Farms??

    Congrats! I hope they do well for you.
  4. GlennLee

    Bresse Chickens From Sunbird Farms??

    Thanks for the info. I'll be doing a mini-experiment here raising out Bresse, Speckled Sussex and Barred Rock to compare for meat birds. Still haven't found a meat bird that roasts up well, so it sounds like I may get a winner with the Bresse.
  5. GlennLee

    Bresse Chickens From Sunbird Farms??

    I ordered hatching eggs from Bresse Farms May 2020. It was NOT a good year to have eggs shipped. The eggs arrived broken, cracked and stinky. I only got 2 out of 72 to hatch and I usually have a 95% hatch rate with shipped eggs. Anyway, they weren't able to refill the order at that time to...
  6. GlennLee

    A Bielefelder Thread !

    Yes, you are right.... VERY pretty and a great temperament. I don't have any in the flock now, but I do have some Welbars and they are similar in look and temperament. They too are autosexing, but lay a darker egg. Always fun trying out new breeds.
  7. GlennLee

    A Bielefelder Thread !

    If I want to make sure I have fertile eggs for hatching, I keep a ratio of about 10 hens to 1 rooster. Since I have found my Bielefelder roos to be fairly mild mannered, I have successfully been able to keep 3 roos together, even a mix of breeds, with about 15-20 hens. That's about an average...
  8. GlennLee

    ISO Hedemoras in VA

    Switch over to Icelandics!!!!
  9. GlennLee

    Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest - Fabulous Feather Photo Contest

    I had NOTHING to do with the addition of this guinea feather on the RIR egg. It came out of the nesting box already decorated!
  10. GlennLee

    ISO Hedemoras in VA

    I finally did hear back from them, but by that point, I had decided to go with Icelandics. There are more people around me with flocks and there is a greater genetic diversity with imports for breeding. Good luck!
  11. GlennLee

    ISO Hedemoras in VA

    Are you a member of this group? I have requested to be added, but haven't heard back yet. I am very interested in establishing 3 breeding groups for genetic diversity in the Central NY area. Any feedback would be appreciated.
  12. GlennLee

    Hedemora chicks

    Yes, I am interested as well and am in Central NY.
  13. GlennLee

    Hedemora Thread

    Is there anyone out there breeding Hedemoras? I am interested in connected with some people within a 6 hour drive from Central NY. Thanks!
  14. GlennLee

    A Bielefelder Thread !

    Not sure about the genetics of autosexing breeds, but it would make sense that breeding one autosexing breed to another would continue that trait. Barred Rocks are used to create sex linked hybrids (one generation). I don't think Barred Rocks are an autosexing breed. Would be an interesting...
  15. GlennLee

    Dual purpose roosters, when to butcher.

    I'm new to using my cockerels as meat birds, but am happy to share my experience. Last year, I completed several rounds of hatching and of course, given the odds, had way too many cockerels. The birds were dual purpose German Bielefelders and Bielefelder Rhode Island Red hybrids. When I had...
  16. GlennLee

    Bielefelder

  17. GlennLee

    Bielefelder

    Great names and your chicks are so adorable! I just love chick pics and you have lots of females. FYI - Their eggs are a good size and are a pretty light colored brown - a bit on the peachy side.
  18. GlennLee

    Bielefelder

    I have really enjoyed them - their temperament, coloring, ability to autosex and their dual purpose. I bred, sold and gave some away and now have my main flock roo Wilhelm and three hens: Freida, Gerta and Herta. Yes, German names....
  19. GlennLee

    Bielefelder

    I've had Bielefelders for two years now and I hatched out some Bielefelder and Bielefelder RIR mixed chicks last year. I processed 15 cockerels and put them in the freezer. Half were 18 weeks and half were 22 weeks. I have used them for soup, slow cooking them in seasoned water until tender...
  20. GlennLee

    Jersey Giants vs Cornish

    Thank you for this information! I have Jersey Giant chicks arriving mid-April to raise as meat birds. I was having second thoughts after reading that recommended grow out time is 8-9 months, which translates into December or January and SNOW clean out with freezing water temps here in central...
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