Barnevelder breeders lets work together and improve the breed

[COChix]

Just wanted to post an updated pic of our hatchery Barnevelder. Her feathering is getting prettier and prettier as she develops. She is around 18 weeks now.

 

[Dianne88]

At what age do hens start laying?

 

[6littlechicks]

I'm so excited to be here! I'm getting Barnie chicks this week to raise and breed from a breeder, not a hatchery.

 

[cutipatooti]

I'm so excited to be here! I'm getting Barnie chicks this week to raise and breed from a breeder, not a hatchery.

Congrats! I did the same thing a few weeks ago. I will have to post pics. Where in pa are you and where are your chicks coming from.

 

[cutipatooti]

Sorry I didn't see where you are from now I do

 

[6littlechicks]

My chicks are coming from Maryland. I forget the name of the place.

 

[cutipatooti]

Mine came from North Carolina. Blue house farm.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I sorted through my cockerels and picked 15 to grow out longer. I have 3 of the oldest ones that look nearly identical. This one has the best comb. This guy is about 16 weeks old. Nice and wide too the picture is a bit faded, the best I can do with my phone not having a camera yet. His legs are much more yellow than it looks in the picture.




My neighbors are going to hate me. Most of the 15 are crowing or starting to crow.

I love his tail. I hear you on the crowing, I have a bunch as well and need to start sorting through them.

 

[mountainvieworchards]

I have a 12 week old Pullet I hatched from a barnyard mix. I believe the mom to be a Welsummer and the dad to be a Barnevelder. What's your opinion, does it look a Barnwelly? LOL

I would say it does not look like a straight Barnevelder x Welsummer Cross because it looks like it has some columbia restrictors giving it the dark neck striping, what are the other breeds in the mix that are possibilities

 

[Dianne88]

I would say it does not look like a straight Barnevelder x Welsummer Cross because it looks like it has some columbia restrictors giving it the dark neck striping, what are the other breeds in the mix that are possibilities

Roosters are: Isbars, Sumatra,Crele Orp, Blue Ameracanua, Silkie, Langshan, mixed, BLR Wyandottes, Rhodebar, Barnevelder, Bantam black orp, Bantam cuckoo marans

Hens: Welsummer, Black copper Marans, Blue copper marans, cuckoo marans, EE and olive eggers, Bantam olive eggers, Russian orloff, Bantam chocalate orps. Crele orp, Langshan games and mixes, polish, Ameracanu, , BLR wyandottes,Bantam welsummers, Bantam cuckoo marans, light Brahma

Hatched from a dark brown egg and she was a brown chick with chipmunk stripes