A Bielefelder Thread !

[DesertChic]

Oh.. poor Chewey,sometimes the our best intentions put us in the biggest trubble... hope he lost his tail feather to molting, not fighting.

His flock contained a few feather pickers. The girls plucked out his tail feathers early on and they've yet to grow back in. Poor guy looks rumpless....but he's an absolute love. He's on of the few cockerels who will literally come running to me, chattering the whole way as if to say, "Mommy...Mommy...Mommmy!", if I hunker down and spread out my arms to him. He was slow to mature and got picked on a lot, so he became quite the mommy's boy since I was always rescuing him from the much tougher older ladies in the group. We named him after Chewbacca from "Star Wars", but he actually is more like an Ewok than a Wookie. This is him as a chick:

 

[chickendreams24]

Omigosh! I'm in love he was so cute! And is very handsome! Was watching "A New Hope" with DH2B tonight lol

 

[bluejean55girl]

Question (s):

Will a hen seek out a rooster on her own?

if so? can't a trap nest idea be adapted to trap the hen in with the roo in his contained area? so you know who she mated with?

two roosters in contained areas, hens in area outside their separate pens, they trap themselves into their preferred rooster area to be mated????

what thoughts have you?

remember you heard it here first! lol

(surely someone else has thought of this already?)

 

[Coop de Grass]

Oh my goodness! What an adorable little guy!

 

[DesertChic]

Question (s):

Will a hen seek out a rooster on her own?

if so? can't a trap nest idea be adapted to trap the hen in with the roo in his contained area? so you know who she mated with?

two roosters in contained areas, hens in area outside their separate pens, they trap themselves into their preferred rooster area to be mated????

what thoughts have you?

remember you heard it here first! lol

(surely someone else has thought of this already?)

In my limited experience with chickens, it's the male who seeks out the affections of the females. Even though the females may show preference to one male over another, she will often acquiesce to a sufficiently assertive, persistent and enamored rooster if for no other reason than to just get him to finally leave her alone. I've spent a lot of time observing courtship practices within my flock and nearly all of my pullets and hens have their favorite boys...the ones who are most attentive to and protective of them....but they will still allow another male to mate with them more often than not, so I'm not sure a trap nest technique will work well.

Still, never say never! If you can figure out a way to make it work then I say go for it!

 

[bluejean55girl]

In my limited experience with chickens, it's the male who seeks out the affections of the females. Even though the females may show preference to one male over another, she will often acquiesce to a sufficiently assertive, persistent and enamored rooster if for no other reason than to just get him to finally leave her alone. I've spent a lot of time observing courtship practices within my flock and nearly all of my pullets and hens have their favorite boys...the ones who are most attentive to and protective of them....but they will still allow another male to mate with them more often than not, so I'm not sure a trap nest technique will work well.

Still, never say never! If you can figure out a way to make it work then I say go for it!

yep, it would depend on all roosters being cooped... not free roaming, the hens have the chance to free roam, until they trap themselves in with their favorite roo... was just an idea to see what the "hens" thought of being able to make there own selection, as they will go to the "best" roo. kinda like taking a poll of what the hens thought of the guys.. would they all go to ONE roo, or they split up into their favorite roos, depending on the hen?

only on day 10 on hatching... idle minds... lol

 

[Faraday40]

only on day 10 on hatching... idle minds... lol

I understand that feeling. I'm only on day 8. I candled day 6, & the biele shells are a little too thick/dark to see veins at this point. I'll have to wait 'til next week to be sure of development. Meanwhile I was offer more Biele eggs- for free. I just couldn't pass them one up. I'm sure I can find a way to squeeze 6 more eggs into the incubator. I have a 2nd incubator to use as a hatcher, so the 2nd hatch day won't be too bad.

 

[Saris]

Lockdown tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Biele's are gonna be here soon I just know it!

 

[bluejean55girl]

Lockdown tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Biele's are gonna be here soon I just know it!

can't wait for the pictures!!

 

[Reyvaughn]

It's been awhile since I've taken pics of my Bielefelders. Figured since I got new bantam Cochins today and I was taking pics of them, I may as well share the boy's pics.

This one is my favorite boy. I love his comb. Shame about the frost bit wattles...



This is the first guy's brother... This one is the one with the attitude.



The females in with these two are sisters, and are the sister of the rooster in the other pen (who is in with these two boy's sister). The third roo would not hold still for a pic... I swear, he'd going to give himself a heart attack as flighty as he is. He has a partial white sickle feather I am not thrilled with. I culled all the other boys for the white sickles and comb sprigs.

Honestly, the pullets live up the calm hype of the Bieles, but the roos are so far from that. I am disappointed with the roos temperment.