A Bielefelder Thread !

[Red Banks]

Big???? They are getting HUGE!!! What a nice looking bunch!

Remember them a few weeks ago?

 

[otakalhasas]

As the Chick Turns, eh?????? All the best with the newbies!

 

[Red Banks]

As the Chick Turns, eh?????? All the best with the newbies!

Going to bed!

 

[DesertChic]

My babies are getting big!

They change so quickly! Before you know it they'll be crowing, chasing and laying eggs.

 

[Red Banks]

They change so quickly! Before you know it they'll be crowing, chasing and laying eggs.

Yes..... children grow up so quickly!

 

[Zinniah]

I want to build a new roost like the one below from mcmurray hatchery. Is the horizontal spacing enough for a full grown bielefelder? I was going to use the full 15" horizontal spacing, but maybe they would need more? I dont want to build it then they poop on each other

 

[otakalhasas]

I want to build a new roost like the one below from mcmurray hatchery. Is the horizontal spacing enough for a full grown bielefelder? I was going to use the full 15" horizontal spacing, but maybe they would need more? I dont want to build it then they poop on each other

That's an interesting question! Can't wait to see what the consensus is...

 

[Zinniah]

That's an interesting question! Can't wait to see what the consensus is...

My bieles are just over 6 months old and the pullets are already 18 inches from their heads to the end of their tails, so yeah idk..

 

[Cody A]

16" should be plenty. I think I built mine with about 16" horizontal and about 12" vertical spacing. My birds are grown now and have no complaints.

 

[DesertChic]

I want to build a new roost like the one below from mcmurray hatchery. Is the horizontal spacing enough for a full grown bielefelder? I was going to use the full 15" horizontal spacing, but maybe they would need more? I dont want to build it then they poop on each other

I used these numbers as a guideline for the roost I built in my Bielefelder pen and for the most part there's not much of a problem, but occasionally I do see poop on one of them. I also gave them a 4 inch wide shelf at the top of the roost and most of the girls crowd onto that, piling on top one another, and let the boys have the roosts. Silly chickens.