Bielefelder thread!!!!

[BlueBaby]

He sounds like the perfect rooster! I hope my little guys have such qualities.

I got the eggs from eBay. I ordered 18, and the seller sent an extra. Unfortunately one egg was cracked and a few eggs didn’t develop past a few days. I did assist with two hatches and ended up with 13 chicks! From what I can tell I have 8 pullets and 5 cockerels. I definitely plan on keeping all the pullets

I bought mine off of ebay too to get my start. I bought from 3 different people there in 3 different states for different hatching's. That's why I have the different age groups here right now, with some that are still growing out. My rooster Hawkeye was from out of the hatch of egg's that I got from a guy that goes by skywalker on ebay.

 

[BlueBaby]

Merry Christmas!

 

[BlueBaby]

Have a crazy hen that must have thought it was spring over here already. She started going broody yesterday and stayed in the nest box that has the 2 white fake egg's in it. She puffed up and tried to peck me when I tried to check for a real one. So I got a stick and forced her out of that box and into the one next to it that only had one fake white egg in it. Then I watch her stay in that box and reach over to try to steal the other 2 fake egg's. She's in the chick grow out pen that is serving as her broody breaking cage for now. I'm not wanting any new chick's right now.

 

[BlueBaby]

How is everyone's Bielefelder's doing? Mine are doing well. I'm still waiting for the younger girl's to start laying egg's. Hopefully it will be soon. I have noticed that Hawkeye's attitude has started to change, and he's letting them eat when he call's the girl's for food now.

 

[Sally PB]

I have a feeding question. I've heard that Bs eat a lot. How much would a small flock of 7-8 eat in a month? My flock of 7 (no Bs in it) go through 50 pounds of all flock in about a month. I have 6 hens (Australorps and Orpington) and 1 Chantecler rooster.

 

[BlueBaby]

I have a feeding question. I've heard that Bs eat a lot. How much would a small flock of 7-8 eat in a month? My flock of 7 (no Bs in it) go through 50 pounds of all flock in about a month. I have 6 hens (Australorps and Orpington) and 1 Chantecler rooster.

That sound's about right for these. I use one of those feed buckets to keep from wasting the feed. I also pull up weed's and give them the leaves in the run, as I do not free-range mine.

 

[Sally PB]

In garden season, I give my chickens weeds/garden scraps 3-4x a week. The rest of the year, they get some kitchen scraps. I don't free range either. Too many predators.

Thanks for the info!

 

[BlueBaby]

In garden season, I give my chickens weeds/garden scraps 3-4x a week. The rest of the year, they get some kitchen scraps. I don't free range either. Too many predators.

Thanks for the info!

I know what you mean about predator's, and right now I have ton's of weed's out there on the 3 1/2 acre's after we got all of this rain.

 

[Bobmc914]

2 of my 4 bielefelder boys got some significant frostbite on the combs and wattles in that recent cold snap, but everyone seems to be doing ok now.

I do free range my mixed flock of 25, but they go through a bit less than a 50 lb bag of feed in a week. 10 chickens are about 20mo. The other 15 are 9mo including my 10 bielefelders (4 cockerels and 6 pullets.)

 

[BlueBaby]

2 of my 4 bielefelder boys got some significant frostbite on the combs and wattles in that recent cold snap, but everyone seems to be doing ok now.

I do free range my mixed flock of 25, but they go through a bit less than a 50 lb bag of feed in a week. 10 chickens are about 20mo. The other 15 are 9mo including my 10 bielefelders (4 cockerels and 6 pullets.)

Sorry about the frostbite on your 2 boy's. Will they be ok?