Taming wild chickens

[Happy hen lover]

Good job girl. I'm so glad for you.

 

[ThinMintTheChicken]

Today there milling around loving life. When I come to the field they perk up and look at me. Makes me feel like they have accepted me . Here's some pics from this morning

They are beautiful!

 

[Serama Mama Chicken Depot]

None of your chickens are bielefelders. They are mixed breeds. A couple of them look like they could have some gamefowl in them.

If you aren’t planning to show, then this shouldn’t change anything about your breeding program, other than the fact that you can’t sell/give away any chicks as bielefelders.

I am getting a flock from a reputable breeder out of Mississippi. Until then I'm having fun with the guess the chicken. I know that my roo and that the hens I got from my friends farm are either mixes with a bielefelder or was fertilized by him. Valerie the orginal owner of the wild chickens , was given a bielefelder rooster about three years ago. It was searching for the breed of my rooster Chick Chick that had me stumble upon the bielefelder breed . I got his egg from her and I hatched him myself, first time hatch too. The hens I got from her place was the ladies that where with the bielefelder rooster so it was a long shot to try and get a bielefelder mix. Three of the chick's have very similar marking to the bielefelder chick's I've seen online. I am so excited to get my flock from Omega Farms in the coming month. Once they become hens I will have to have a completely different pasture for them to keep them separated. I love the docile personality of my rooster chick chick and how he police the other roosters. If Any of the hens complain he comes running to ther recuse. I want a whole flock with his temperament. Valerie who I got the wild ladies from siad about a year ago she had noticed that the chickens where more friendly then normal . What I have read about the bielefelder is that they are extremely docile . I don't know sure is fun though.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Is she the one who likes to be held the least? If so I might call her Maude.
But that is just me, she will probably stay a little fussy, at least she lets you hold her.
You have done a Wonderfull job taming them, by the way! Congrats and good luck with your new projects.

 

[Serama Mama Chicken Depot]

Is she the one who likes to be held the least? If so I might call her Maude.
But that is just me, she will probably stay a little fussy, at least she lets you hold her.
You have done a Wonderfull job taming them, by the way! Congrats and good luck with your new projects.

I like the name it's a keeper they are all officially named!

 

[Serama Mama Chicken Depot]

Update on my wild ladies. Ones a Rooster!!!! Lol love it. He just started crowing and the other roosters are not pleased with his intrest in thier hens. All 5 of the wild chickens let me pick them up and move them around and only one trys to peck me . Her and I are working through it. Before I pick her up I say "child no pecking " she eye balls me ... thinks about it then reluctantly let's me pet her or hold her . I can tell she wants me to get it over with. I'm loving these 5 wild chickens, who I would say are officially tame. Official names on 4 .Destiny, child, granny, Trapper (rooster) the last hens name hasn't revealed it self to me yet any suggestions

 

[Luv Ducks]

Also I have no intentions of selling them as bielefelders just having fun learning how to hatch and raise babies if or when I sell them as pullets and cockerel they will be called mixed chickens. This feed is just my story of figuring out how to get some wild ladies to be my friend and the reason I wanted them was because of the off chance that I could get a mix with a bielefelder like I did with Chick Chick. It's pretty cool

May I ask what type of incubator you used. It looks like you got a pretty good hatch rate and the chicks are all beautiful!!! I have ducks but thought about getting an incubator at one point in time.

 

[Serama Mama Chicken Depot]

May I ask what type of incubator you used. It looks like you got a pretty good hatch rate and the chicks are all beautiful!!! I have ducks but thought about getting an incubator at one point in time.

I have a little giant from Wal-Mart with egg turner. The I put them in a homemade cooler incubator for lock down. I do a dry hatch then at lock down I try to keep the humidity at 65-72

 

[Luv Ducks]

I have a little giant from Wal-Mart with egg turner. The I put them in a homemade cooler incubator for lock down. I do a dry hatch then at lock down I try to keep the humidity at 65-72

Thank you so much, I appreciate it.

 

[TropicalBabies]

How is it going with you Bielefelder adoption/breeding/crush/farm?
Beautiful bird and I enjoyed hearing of your adventure. Would love a photo update when you can.