Does anyone have Barnevelders?

[Chickens in Elmwood]

I have been reading about these because of their unique egg shell colors. I want as many different colors in my egg cartons as I can get!

Are they friendly and generally a hardy breed. They sure are pretty, in an old school chicken kind of way. I'd like to see pics, too, if you have any. I might get some of these girls if I can find a reputable place to get them that isn't too far from WV.

 

[amazondoc]

Barnies, IME, are very attractive birds. Mine have not had any health problems, but some folks report leg problems in the chicks.

I don't have any good pullet pics, but you can see some pics of my older cockerels here:

http://eggheadhill.smugmug.com/gallery/8717083_WMqLP

Do NOT expect barnies to lay very dark eggs. They don't.

 

[jqs birds]

The feathersite also has some great pics of Barnevelders too.

Ideal carries them. The ones I got have very nice lacing too.

Thee eggs are not as dark as Marans but still darker than most other brown egglayers.

 

[San]

I've got two youngster a Roo and a hen bantams. About I guess 16 wks now.

Roo

Hen

I must say that I hope the roo is fertile because I'm very found of this breed.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Visit my website for more info. I have several pens of breeding stock with different bloodlines. I have a list of names for eggs but could probably fit you in in a few weeks if you are interested.

 

[Chickens in Elmwood]

san and nadine,

your barnies are beautiful!

Nadine - I looked at your website. ALL of your birds look great. I like your Wheaten Marans, too. Do all marans lay really dark eggs, or just the Cuckoo Marans?Unforetunately, I am not quite ready for chicks yet, but I hope to be soon. I haven't figured out how to go about integrating new chicks in with 4 mo chicks. After I get done scratching my head about that one for a while, hopefully I will be able to add more breeds to my motley crew.

I'll try to get on your list when the time comes, and hope you have enough for me!

I looked at ideal's site, but they are in tx, and that seems like a long ride to WV for those babies.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Can anyone post a picture of one of their eggs, please? What size are the eggs?

That hen is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[amazondoc]

San, that bantam pullet is ADORABLE.

Eggs, you can see lots of pics of a variety of eggs from my flock, including barnie eggs, here:

http://eggheadhill.smugmug.com/gallery/8555097_XwjrK

Just click on the thumbnails to see bigger versions of the pics.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Quote:
Thank you! That was great!

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

I have a couple hatchery stock barnevelder pullets. They're calm, gentle birds, but not as friendly as most of my other pullets - they keep to themselves and prefer not to be handled. Both barnevelders went broody on me a couple months ago - they're the only two out of my 13 pullets that went broody (one was a great broody & mother, the other was a big klutz and broke most of her eggs).

The good mama:

The two eggs on the bottom row, right side, next to the white egg, are from the barvelders - darker than the other brown eggs I get (the three on the left side of the bottom row), but not as dark as marans.