american bresse

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first flock of Rhode Island Reds back in 2020. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 33! (3) What breeds do you have? 9 RIRs, 23 American Bresse, and 1 Sicilian Buttercup (my only named chicken - Princess...

My air cells for my Bresse Chicken eggs aren’t quite measuring big enough for 14 days. Should I decrease humidity for the remaining time or until they catch up? I’m running 45-50% in my farm innovator 4250. It typically sits at 47-48%. My temp is set at 100.5 . Thank you for help!

Hey guys. So I recently got some American Bresse from a quality breeder (not a hatchery). My plan was originally to raise & butcher. But it got me thinking… Are they nearly as “desirable” as the French Bresse? Is there any money in selling hatching eggs or chicks compared to standard breeds in...

I pre-ordered 100 white American Bresse from Dunlap Hatchery earlier this year, vaccination for Merek’s included, and got my first shipment of 50 day-old chicks in the mail on Friday. 1 DOA, nothing unusual there. I moved them into the brooder with little fanfare and left the DOA out back for...

I’m looking to get a dozen Bresse hatching eggs when the weather warms up to keep them for meat. Does anyone have experience with Bresse from them? Or any other breeders. Looking for large, fast growing Bresse with a broad breast. I’ve heard some hatcheries don’t have great Bresse for meat...

Hi! So, I am invested in raising Bresse as my dual-purpose breed. I am aware of some of the issues that can arise with Bresse including genetic differences due to inbreeding and lack of fresh genetic material. I spent a good $200 on 6 Bresse from Greenfire farms ($29 a chick with 6 chick min and...

Does anyone have Bresse/American Bresse hatching eggs available? I don't want to buy day old chicks, would much prefer eggs! Thank you! :jumpy

Introducing myself per forum rules. Would likely remain rather incognito otherwise. I am raising a flock of multicolored egg layers, and a flock of bresse for eating (they really are quite delicious). Joined to replace my deceased roo with hatching eggs to incubate. I cant get much of a flock...