@Chiquita
Have you noticed a disproportionately larger number of pullets in your Bresse hatches? I did a head count of my 16 chicks that have hatched so far and only 3 of them are cockerels! I thought the number of cockerels was a little higher initilly, but it isn't. I am going to be interested to see the numbers of the rest of my hatches. I have 40 eggs under 4 broodies right now.
Don't you ferment your feed?