California - Northern

[ronott1]

So one of these is a Pita PInta and the other is a Bresse? How did the taste of the meat compare? I am not a skin eater so that will not be a breed determining factor for me!

They are both Pita Pintas. The Pita Pinta is one of the best--right up there with the Marans X Dorking from last winter. It is a bit better than the Bresse.

Both are very tasty though.

 

[PetRock]

They are both Pita Pintas. The Pita Pinta is one of the best--right up there with the Marans X Dorking from last winter. It is a bit better than the Bresse.

Both are very tasty though.

Well, I'm glad that I have both breeds! I'm positive now that I have 2 Bresse cockerels and 7 pullets!

I just moved them out into the aviary grow out pen this past weekend. It only took 2 nights to teach them to put themselves to bed in the dogloo. And when I'm out there, they line the fence to see what I am doing. They are even more friendly and in my face than the Bresse. Megan, if you read this, I love these birds!!! They might be right up there with my Langshans!

Edited to say I have 2 Pita Pinta cockerels and 7 pullets! I have many more Bresse of both sexes. The Bresse are egg laying machines, too!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

We had a scare yesterday evening! My flock free ranges in the backyard (1/3 acre yard) during the day but the broody mamas and chicks are in a separate part of the yard and the Pita Pintas are in the grow out aviary by the patio. I was on BYC at around 5 PM and heard a big commotion in the yard. I sent Monet out to see what was happening. She came running back in and said that there was a hawk up in the tree eating something. We ran out there and sure enough, it was a Cooper's Hawk up in our Deodar Cedar tree. It was eating something and when it flew away, dark feathers floated down out of the tree. I was sure that the hawk had gotten one of the chicks. They are kept at night in a secure area under the coop and allowed to range the small garden area during the day. There are plenty of places for them to hide. We found 1 mama huddled in the secure area with all of the chicks and the other mama was on alert outside the door. When I counted chicks, there were only 5 instead of 6. We were so sad to think that we had lost one. Since it was around 5, I decided to put the other mama in the area and lock the door. I stuck her in there and mama 1 went crazy. It was almost like she was saying, "It is your job to be on look out! What are you doing in here?!" All of the chicks started running around and I suddenly noticed that there were six of them! Mama 1 is a BW Ameraucan who is raising 3 boys, 2 marans farm mixes and 1 Bresse. Mama 2 is a Coronation Sussex who is raising 2 Bresse boys and 1 hopefully female marans mix. When I recounted, there were 3 white chicks and 3 black with brown chicks! We were so relieved! The hawk must have caught a song bird. Maybe it was a mockingbird. We hope it wasn't our resident fly catcher because we like how he helps us keep the fly population under control! I know that letting them free range means we risk losing some but I am so glad that it didn't happen yesterday!

hawk season is here. migrating for fall

 

[ronott1]

Well, I'm glad that I have both breeds! I'm positive now that I have 2 Bresse cockerels and 7 pullets!

I just moved them out into the aviary grow out pen this past weekend. It only took 2 nights to teach them to put themselves to bed in the dogloo. And when I'm out there, they line the fence to see what I am doing. They are even more friendly and in my face than the Bresse. Megan, if you read this, I love these birds!!! They might be right up there with my Langshans!

Please post pictures. I know what you are describing but not many have had the pleasure of seeing Pita Pintas in action.

They grow lots of good meat quickly and if they lay eggs as well as Megan says they do they will be a keeper breed for sure.

Edited to add: Sorry I mis read the post. I would love to see pictures of the Bresse too

 

[PetRock]

Please post pictures. I know what you are describing but not many have had the pleasure of seeing Pita Pintas in action.

They grow lots of good meat quickly and if they lay eggs as well as Megan says they do they will be a keeper breed for sure.

Edited to add: Sorry I mis read the post. I would love to see pictures of the Bresse too

Well, I wrote Bresse but meant to write Pita Pinta!!!! I have lots of Bresse of various ages and of both sexes. But I only have the 9 Pita Pintas and they are 2 and 7!

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Hugs to everyone who've had losses lately.

Maybe it's just as well this is all the further anyone would come out when I opened the pop door for the first time today...
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Yeah, I've not put away everything that I had to pull out to finish the inside of the coop

 

[ronott1]

Hugs to everyone who've had losses lately.

Maybe it's just as well this is all the further anyone would come out when I opened the pop door for the first time today...
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Yeah, I've not put away everything that I had to pull out to finish the inside of the coop

Silly Chickens!

Maybe they want a ramp?

 

[PetRock]

Please post pictures. I know what you are describing but not many have had the pleasure of seeing Pita Pintas in action.

They grow lots of good meat quickly and if they lay eggs as well as Megan says they do they will be a keeper breed for sure.

Edited to add: Sorry I mis read the post. I would love to see pictures of the Bresse too

I'll try to get some new pics of the Pita Pintas tomorrow. They share their pen with 1 Bresse cockerel and 1 mixed breed pullet. I think that the pullet's mother was a Barred Rock and her father was a mixed cockerel that hatched from an egg from chiqita. She looked just like a Barred Rock chick when she was young and now she is more brown & white rather than black & white. I think that she has feathered feet, too. She is cute!

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Silly Chickens!

Maybe they want a ramp?

The pop door's a lot lower than anything else in the coop, and there're no ramps there

Then again, all the food is inside, and I had my phone in my hand (obviously, or else no photo...) Omelet doesn't like the phone, and she seems to be shaping up to be head hen, going by who chases whom off from sunflower seeds.

 

[chicksnthestiks]

Well, I'm glad that I have both breeds!  I'm positive now that I have 2 Bresse cockerels and 7 pullets!    I just moved them out into the aviary grow out pen this past weekend.  It only took 2 nights to teach them to put themselves to bed in the dogloo.  And when I'm out there, they line the fence to see what I am doing.  They are even more friendly and in my face than the Bresse.  Megan, if you read this, I love these birds!!!  They might be right up there with my Langshans!   

Edited to say I have 2 Pita Pinta cockerels and 7 pullets!  I have many more Bresse of both sexes.  The Bresse are egg laying machines, too!

Congrats on the 2-7 ratio! They are beautiful.