Bielefelder thread!!!!

[Happy Novogens]

Still waiting for Robin's first egg...



She is doing it all: Checking out the nest, sitting in the nest, scratching around in the nest; comb and wattles are big and red; and, she squatted for me today. But no egg.

 

[Sally PB]

48 grams of, "I love you, Mom!"

I love you too, Robin!

 

[Awaytome]

48 grams of, "I love you, Mom!"

I love you too, Robin!

Congratulations!

 

[BlueBaby]

48 grams of, "I love you, Mom!"
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I love you too, Robin!

Congrats! Nice little speckles in that one!

 

[BlueBaby]

How are everyone's Bielefelder's doing now? Mine are still doing good. The egg laying has slowed down from what it was this past summer, but at least I'm still getting egg's. I suspect that come spring, I will have egg's popping out of them like crazy again, and having to deal with the broodies.

 

[Awaytome]

My five girls are doing well. Handling the cold, wet weather with no problems. No eggs in sight though.

 

[BlueBaby]

My five girls are doing well. Handling the cold, wet weather with no problems. No eggs in sight though.

You'll get to the eggs from them someday. Are the combs on them getting red yet, and have they been checking out the nesting boxes? How old are they now?

 

[Awaytome]

They'll be seven months in a few days. Their combs are getting red and enlarging a bit, but I haven't seen any evidence of them checking out the nest boxes. They were hanging out in the duck house for a while, but scratched out all the bedding and created havoc among the ducks, so they've been banned from that area. I'm just hoping longer days in the new year will rev up their hormones.

 

[BlueBaby]

They'll be seven months in a few days. Their combs are getting red and enlarging a bit, but I haven't seen any evidence of them checking out the nest boxes. They were hanging out in the duck house for a while, but scratched out all the bedding and created havoc among the ducks, so they've been banned from that area. I'm just hoping longer days in the new year will rev up their hormones.View attachment 3704459View attachment 3704458

Yes, the shorter days that we are having can slow that down. This month on the 22nd will be the shortest day of the year, and then little by little the day's will get longer again.

I have a friend that lives where they get snow at here in Arizona, and she has 12 of those Cockoo Leghorns, but only one of her hen's are currently laying egg's. I have my 12 Bielefelder hens, and I'm getting 3 egg's a day out of them right now. It's fun to sometimes compair the different breeds on how that egg laying goes.

 

[BlueBaby]

I guess that I spoke too soon. Today mine decided to give me 5 egg's. That's OK, because I took them all.