California - Northern

[Hangtown Farms]

There are some poulet bleu hatching eggs up here on Eldorado Exchange.
I think that is a rare meat chicken if anyone wants any pm me your number and I will tell her.

 

[ronott1]

There are some poulet bleu hatching eggs up here on Eldorado Exchange.
I think that is a rare meat chicken if anyone wants any pm me your number and I will tell her.

We are not supposed to call them that--The French may come get us....

They are Bresse.

 

[debs_flock]

Sorry to repost this but....I was afraid it fell victim to the bottom of the page blues

Can you get a better close up of the face/comb/wattles? And what was the breed/cross?

 

[Hangtown Farms]

We are not supposed to call them that--The French may come get us....

They are Bresse.

lol ok did not know that.

 

[debs_flock]

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I have Black Bresse and they are getting close to POL. They are a very thick, substantial bird.

 

[ronott1]

I have Black Bresse and they are getting close to POL. They are a very thick, substantial bird.

I should have know Deb had them!

Are you going to try for Blue from them?

 

[debs_flock]

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I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with them. Probably eat one,

I have two pairs and figured I might as well turn it into one trio! I do like one of the boys more than the other (faster developer), so once I know he's fertile...............there will be a taste test

They came from GFF. A friend bought chicks and sold off some extra pairs as they grew and became sexable.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: I do like the blues though, but I'd have to come up with a blue or better yet, a splash to produce them.

At least I'm assuming their genetics work the same as every other blue chicken.

 

[mendocinosunris]

This stuff okay to use as bedding in my chicken coop?

I use this stuff in the coop all the time. It works great, & it composts really well - my 4-ft tall gigantor zucchini plants really like it.

Quote: I do like the blues though, but I'd have to come up with a blue or better yet, a splash to produce them.

At least I'm assuming their genetics work the same as every other blue chicken.

yknow, I've tried to see the blue in blue birds, but they always look grey to me. My uncle and son are color-blind... I wonder if I have some sort of partial color-blindness..

 

[ronott1]

I do like the blues though, but I'd have to come up with a blue or better yet, a splash to produce them.

At least I'm assuming their genetics work the same as every other blue chicken.

Greenfire has Blue Bresse but not for sale at this time. They are very nice looking too!

I bet the Lady in Lodi will have them soon...

I am about ready to move two of the cockerels into a crate--I will feed them milk soaked Kamut scratch for two weeks and the process them.

They are supposed to gain two pounds and kind of marble the fat. Dang, I am getting hungry now.....