A Bielefelder Thread !

[TNBielefelder]

I think my girls tail is a little too upright compared to these examples

I wouldn't stress over the tail angle to much. Even in the pictures you posted the angle is slightly different between the two hens. Enjoy your beauties!

 

[Red Banks]

Picked up some new Bielefelders yesterday here is one of the Roosters. The picture doesn't do his size justice he is a big boy! Looks a lot like my last Rooster Jackson. The boys want to name him Big Hoss.

He is beautiful!

 

[crawford-3546]

Nice...I thought about sending my kids to Alabama to get some over fall break.Lol
Momma would have flipped!

 

[DesertChic]

Picked up some new Bielefelders yesterday here is one of the Roosters. The picture doesn't do his size justice he is a big boy! Looks a lot like my last Rooster Jackson. The boys want to name him Big Hoss.

He's gorgeous! Nice and full-bodied.

 

[Zinniah]

My bieles have changed mentally, they used to be terrified of rain, now they wont stay out of it. With all the flooding and and heavy rain going on, they stayed out all day in it, of course i left the coop door open so they could get inside, but nope. They look horrible wet, like a cat after a bath. There was about an inch of water in some places and they were scratching in it, lol. I hope it isn't bad for their health to be out in such weather, but they really like to be out.

 

[Zinniah]

Serious question here, what are the chances of grey/light brown hen, producing a darker colored offspring? Sorry for the bad pics, all i have right now. When it drys up a bit, im going to try and get them to pose for some actual pictures with good lighting, instead of just following them around and hoping to get a pic, lol. The first pic is the greyest colored girl I have and the 2nd pic is the brownest colored girl I have.

 

[TNBielefelder]

All of my Bielefelder hens and pullets are the color of the one on the bottom. So I have never tried to breed for a darker color. I do have two young roosters one is darker the other lighter. If I were you I would try and breed to a Rooster with darker base tones. They are not as common; most Biele roos have a silver/gray base when young and as they mature all the other colors come in and they develop the Crele pattern. I think that would be your best chances and this is only a guess. You would actually need to see what color hens the rooster you breed too produces to be exact.

 

[TNBielefelder]

Nice...I thought about sending my kids to Alabama to get some over fall break.Lol
Momma would have flipped!

I understand chickens are an addiction. I have way too many right now! Should have never gone to he 4H auction!!!

 

[TNBielefelder]

He's gorgeous! Nice and full-bodied.

Thanks DesertChic hope to have plenty of fertile eggs this spring. He has a flock of 11 girls.

 

[TNBielefelder]

He is beautiful!

Thanks RedBanks!