A Bielefelder Thread !

[gotro17]

I enjoy hearing the starter crows.  We had one sound like the cartoon character Homer Simpson shouting, "WooHoooo!"
His adult crow was not loud, low-pitched, & infrequent. (He literally only crowed for about 10 min in the morning.)  He was even a perfect gentleman to the hens. Too bad he got a god-complex around 8 mo & at 11mo. began random attacks.  He didn't make it to one.

So, it sounds like Bielefelder Roos are no nicer than most breeds... You either get lucky, or you don't.

 

[UGLYFOOT]

I just had my 7 month old HUGE Biele rooster make a mildly aggressive move toward me when I picked up a slightly younger Neiderheinner rooster in the batchelor pen. I guess he is protector of them all. I gave him a reprieve this time on his life, but he got a swift but gentle kick to the other side of the small pen. If he makes another more aggressive move he is gone.

 

[Faraday40]

So, it sounds like Bielefelder Roos are no nicer than most breeds... You either get lucky, or you don't.

The roo I mentioned above was a pretty (but unpredictable) lav orp.

I had a great Biele roo.... until he died at 6 mo. Looking back, I now think it may have been the heat. He was fine at 10pm & found stiff the next morning. We had a 98'F humid day & not much relief at night. His comb looked white. No injuries. I still miss that Biele boy.

 

[Faraday40]

My current roos are 16 mo & still never challenged me. They also still get along. I think they worked out the pecking order in the brooder. Only once did they have a spat which ended with some nicks on their combs. The #2 roo backed down & then all was well again. If I think a roo may challenge a human or if he's too aggressive chasing hen, I simply bend down & pick him up. I don't kick or stomp my foot. I don't even flip him upside down. I just pick him up & carry him around with my left arm, so my right is free to continue doing what I was doing. The roo settles down & gets put down when I decide to let him go.

 

[DesertChic]

The roo I mentioned above was a pretty (but unpredictable) lav orp.

I had a great Biele roo.... until he died at 6 mo. Looking back, I now think it may have been the heat. He was fine at 10pm & found stiff the next morning. We had a 98'F humid day & not much relief at night. His comb looked white. No injuries. I still miss that Biele boy.

Definitely sounds like heat stroke. We've got a few more 115* - 120* days coming this next weekend and I'm already freaking out about how to keep my birds from dying of heat stroke. The A/C in the chicken cabin simply can't keep up when we're dealing with that kind of heat. Heck, even the A/C in my house struggles with that kind of heat. At least the humidity will be low.

 

[DesertChic]

My current roos are 16 mo & still never challenged me. They also still get along. I think they worked out the pecking order in the brooder. Only once did they have a spat which ended with some nicks on their combs. The #2 roo backed down & then all was well again. If I think a roo may challenge a human or if he's too aggressive chasing hen, I simply bend down & pick him up. I don't kick or stomp my foot. I don't even flip him upside down. I just pick him up & carry him around with my left arm, so my right is free to continue doing what I was doing. The roo settles down & gets put down when I decide to let him go.

That's nearly identical to the way I've dealt with my Roosters, both Biel and Naked Neck. I think it teaches them that I'm the boss without me having to be aggressive with them. That said, I have had some VERY people aggressive roosters that got invited to dinner. One, a NN named Goldie, would charge me but as soon as I looked at him he would back down, but with my husband and son he went into full attack mode. My guys couldn't walk outside without Goldie coming at them. He was delicious rubbed with spices and slow roasted for four hours.

 

[DesertChic]

I enjoy hearing the starter crows. We had one sound like the cartoon character Homer Simpson shouting, "WooHoooo!"
His adult crow was not loud, low-pitched, & infrequent. (He literally only crowed for about 10 min in the morning.) He was even a perfect gentleman to the hens. Too bad he got a god-complex around 8 mo & at 11mo. began random attacks. He didn't make it to one.

That's hilarious!

I have a mixed cockerel right now who's developing a pretty decent crow, but right after completing his "official" crow he takes another breath and says, "Oooooooo". "Cock-a-doodle-do...(inhale)...Oooooo". LMAO! And he struts around like he's the man after doing that.

 

[CliffB]

Anddddddd today is our first heat wave of the summer and my bielefelder dies from a heat stroke. Awesome.

 

[DesertChic]

Anddddddd today is our first heat wave of the summer and my bielefelder dies from a heat stroke. Awesome.

I'm so sorry to hear that.

 

[Faraday40]

Anddddddd today is our first heat wave of the summer and my bielefelder dies from a heat stroke. Awesome.

I'm so sorry for your loss.