Yeah, I'd say those aren't Bielefelder hens unless they are from a really poorly bred line. Guess you'll know for sure when they start laying eggs. Red Wellie eggs or brown Biele eggs.
Question, how did the chicks look when you bought them? Being an auto-sexing breed, the chicks are obviously...
It should, in theory, since they auto-sex via the same principle (double barred roo over single barred hen with wildtype e+ genetics), at least as far as I know.
I understand, I just thought auto-sexing to auto-sexing would work. Like, when you cross Bielefelders with Legbars, you get auto-sexing green egg layers. However, their auto-sexing is more similar to each other than that of Barred Rocks (dark base with double barring, whereas Bieles and Legbars...
Hi all, dunno how active this thread is, but I've a question. Has anyone ever crossed Bielefelders with Barred Rocks? Since both are auto-sexing, do they produce auto-sexing chicks? I'm curious because I have a single Barred Rock roo that is a meat monster, way meatier than my Bielefelder roos...