All 6 of them are doing fine. They got some wet grower feed with some vitamin and minerals today, and went crazy for it. The adults got some too. The broody is still in her broody breaking cage, so I got 8 eggs out of 9 hens today.
Took my cell phone out there and just took this picture. Some of the girl's are down at the other end, as they are spreading out more in there now.
I get my Bieles in a couple of days- soooo excited44 days until I get my chickies!They ship in 6 weeks, and I estimate 2 days to get here.
Saw these posts and I’m just ecstatic- I’m diving in deep. This group is the only one who would appreciate this and I just have to tell someone
Kicking off my first breeding program with Bieles. And a serious-ish program in general. Within the week I’ll have some from Greenfire and some from Omega Hill. It’s going to sound crazy, but I’ve not had Bieles but I’ve had um… most of all the other breeds. Hubby said I can finally really go for it 
After much research and consideration I’m getting Bieles- just think it’s the right fit. I’ve always had big girls. Gentle giants In general. I have an affinity for barring, an affinity for gold (I have 2 GCM ladies and a fella). Sex-link? I mean it’s check check check.
I'm really happy that I sold the other breed that I had and switched over to just doing these Biel's. Hatching is so much easier to tell the sexes, and they are a nice breed too.@ProbablyChickenRelated, welcome! You know now that you've mentioned your program, you are REQUIRED to tell us all about it, and post lots of pictures, right?
Biels check all the boxes for me, too. I'm only getting 3 pullets, as I want to make sure they are a good fit. I'm hoping they will be, as I'd like to hatch my own chicks eventually, and autosexing is a huge bonus.
I won't be getting rid of the rooster I have (Chantecler), but when he's gone, if Biels work out the way I hope they will, I'll be getting a Biel boy.
How long do you find a broody needs to stay in the cage to break the broodiness?
That depends on how far along she is in the broody process. If you can catch her right at the beginning, it's better. If she's already been broody for a few day's and is deeper in it, it can take longer.
Mine are pretty good sized, although I haven't weighed them. I guess it all depends on what the people that are breeding them are breeding for. Some will breed for bigger size, while other's will breed any and all of them. Some will even breed them for what shade of the brown egg is that they lay. My nesting boxes were built over sized then the normal, but I have caught 3 hen's all in the one nesting box the other day. When they finally got out of it, there were 3 egg's plus the 3 white ceramic egg's in there. I used the white fake egg's, because the Biel's lay brown. I also have a big doorway that they let themselves in and out of the secure attached run. I also keep a padlock on the coop door that I go in and out of.I have a small flock of 3 2-year old hens (Speckled Sussex, Olive Egger, Dominique). And last week I picked up 3 baby chicks...a Ameraucana, s Easter Egger, and a BIELEFELDER! I named her Bielee. She already is bigger than her sisters and a big sleepy head in my hand!
Wondering how big they really get. I don't have any giant breeds. Will she fit in my 12" nest box? Will she fit through my coop and run door what's 8"x10"?
How much does your Bielefelder hen weigh?
I assume you supply food & water in the pen & let her stay in there overnight (or more)?
