A Bielefelder Thread !

[DesertChic]

I think its a buttercup comb.

I don't think so. I have a chicken with a buttercup comb:

 

[DesertChic]

I am a bit confused. I thought that this was a Bielefelder thread, but it seems to be about breeding.

I am a "new egg" and have only recently begun posting - I have time now because I am between jobs! I have 2 Bielefelders in my flock of 7 and they are both wonderful girls. They were a little timid at first, and seem to be about 2 months behind the other girls. I assume that this is because of their size. Now they are as curious and sociable as the rest, and immediately jump up and try to get in my lap if I sit down.

I can't say enough about this breed, and I am going to try my hand at hatching some eggs from an NPIP breeder by way of Greenfire Farms.

Any advice would be helpful!

WELCOME!!!!

This is most definitely a threat focused on our beloved Bielefelders, but we chicken people are a diverse group and other topics, especially chicken-related topics, do come up from time to time, including discussions about other breeds. Breeding and production is a variable of keeping chickens so that's always bound to be a topic. I've found the people on this thread to be wonderfully tolerant and supportive and always willing to offer their advice when asked, even when it's not about Bielefelders. That said, we really do love out Biels! And I've no doubt that you will too. They are a fantastic breed! Good luck with your hatch!

 

[DesertChic]

Okay....I managed to snap a few photos of my Bielefelder/Silkie crosses and am happy to post them as requested.

Here's my favorite cockerel, Jordi. He's larger than the average bantam but not quite full-sized and has a wonderful Biel-like disposition. His barring and deeper coloring is becoming more prominent. He has 5 toes per foot and his leg color is sort of a pale blue. And that comb! It mostly looks like a rose comb but has this weird single-comb look at the top...too strange! I will probably cross him over my pure Biel girls in the future....once he's mature enough and "well-mannered" with girls. (That's Jordi's mother in the background...or at least part of her.)




And here are my pullets....Poppy (with the orange band) and Uno (no band)....and my only bantam Naked Neck sneaked into one of the shots too. The girls definitely favor the coloring of their Buff Silkie mother and I'm looking forward to breeding them to their Uncle Hansel (Bielefelder) to improve upon the Biel qualities. Both girls have blue legs/feet with five toes, though Poppy's fifth toe is fused on one foot. Uno has a wonderfully friendly personality, and Poppy is skittish. I'm hoping to improve on their "affectionate" tendencies through continual breeding.

Poppy:





Poppy (and friend, Weesie):


Uno:

 

[jbkirk]

Okay....I managed to snap a few photos of my Bielefelder/Silkie crosses and am happy to post them as requested.

Here's my favorite cockerel, Jordi. He's larger than the average bantam but not quite full-sized and has a wonderful Biel-like disposition. His barring and deeper coloring is becoming more prominent. He has 5 toes per foot and his leg color is sort of a pale blue. And that comb! It mostly looks like a rose comb but has this weird single-comb look at the top...too strange! I will probably cross him over my pure Biel girls in the future....once he's mature enough and "well-mannered" with girls. (That's Jordi's mother in the background...or at least part of her.)




And here are my pullets....Poppy (with the orange band) and Uno (no band)....and my only bantam Naked Neck sneaked into one of the shots too. The girls definitely favor the coloring of their Buff Silkie mother and I'm looking forward to breeding them to their Uncle Hansel (Bielefelder) to improve upon the Biel qualities. Both girls have blue legs/feet with five toes, though Poppy's fifth toe is fused on one foot. Uno has a wonderfully friendly personality, and Poppy is skittish. I'm hoping to improve on their "affectionate" tendencies through continual breeding.

Poppy:





Poppy (and friend, Weesie):


Uno:

Wow those are some cool looking birds!

 

[Coop de Grass]

Thanks, DesertChic!

I am also chicken obsessed! I wanted to "rent-a chicken" but my husband and dad just frowned. They would have been better off agreeing, because instead of 3 chickens for 6 months of the year, they now have 7 full time. And the reluctant hubby has built them the Taj Mahal of chicken coops with predator proof runs that keep getting bigger!

These are my girls, Jessica and Schnitzel, with Smokey and Bandit - the Silver Lace Wyandottes. They were keeping me company in the sunshine while I was recovering from foot surgery! No more cast, or boot these days. Just PT and lots of walking from the house to the coop

 

[Coop de Grass]

Those are some pretty cool looking crosses! Perhaps I'll be able to experiment with breeding when we move to the country from the burbs - an acre and no roosters... sigh!

 

[DesertChic]

Thanks, DesertChic!

I am also chicken obsessed! I wanted to "rent-a chicken" but my husband and dad just frowned. They would have been better off agreeing, because instead of 3 chickens for 6 months of the year, they now have 7 full time. And the reluctant hubby has built them the Taj Mahal of chicken coops with predator proof runs that keep getting bigger!

These are my girls, Jessica and Schnitzel, with Smokey and Bandit - the Silver Lace Wyandottes. They were keeping me company in the sunshine while I was recovering from foot surgery! No more cast, or boot these days. Just PT and lots of walking from the house to the coop

LOL! I remember when my husband said I should start with 4 chickens. I came home with 12 chicks of three different breeds. Now I have 65 chickens + a chicken condo with an 8' x 24' run, two med-large coops (one in a 10 x 24 ft run), and a 1200 sq. foot cabin that I converted into chicken pens + two 6' x 10' runs. Just wait until that chicken math kicks in.

I'm glad to hear your foot is recovering well. All that chicken love you're getting has got to be helping in the healing. You have really lovely birds!

 

[DesertChic]

Wow those are some cool looking birds!

Those are some pretty cool looking crosses! Perhaps I'll be able to experiment with breeding when we move to the country from the burbs - an acre and no roosters... sigh!

Thanks! I'm pretty happy with how the first cross went and can't wait to see how they evolve over time and with focuses breeding.

 

[napdognewfie]

Pretty! Love the color.

 

[TNBielefelder]

Okay....I managed to snap a few photos of my Bielefelder/Silkie crosses and am happy to post them as requested.

Here's my favorite cockerel, Jordi. He's larger than the average bantam but not quite full-sized and has a wonderful Biel-like disposition. His barring and deeper coloring is becoming more prominent. He has 5 toes per foot and his leg color is sort of a pale blue. And that comb! It mostly looks like a rose comb but has this weird single-comb look at the top...too strange! I will probably cross him over my pure Biel girls in the future....once he's mature enough and "well-mannered" with girls. (That's Jordi's mother in the background...or at least part of her.)




And here are my pullets....Poppy (with the orange band) and Uno (no band)....and my only bantam Naked Neck sneaked into one of the shots too. The girls definitely favor the coloring of their Buff Silkie mother and I'm looking forward to breeding them to their Uncle Hansel (Bielefelder) to improve upon the Biel qualities. Both girls have blue legs/feet with five toes, though Poppy's fifth toe is fused on one foot. Uno has a wonderfully friendly personality, and Poppy is skittish. I'm hoping to improve on their "affectionate" tendencies through continual breeding.

Poppy:





Poppy (and friend, Weesie):


Uno:

Awesome birds! Love how they are turning out.