BIELEFELDERS! Still our FAVORITE Chicken?

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We have owned and raised Bielefelder Chickens now for a little over a year. We are going back in this video to tell you why we think this is the best Chicken for your homestead. Check out the video to see why!
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@deecarlock5781 3 месяца назад

I've raised chickens for 40 years. My favorites are Orpingtons, Australorps, Welsummers(best tasting eggs), and Whiting True Blue(not the roosters). Got my first Beilefelder hen this year and really like her. She's calm, likes hanging with me, and forages good. Looking forward to her eggs. Thinking of getting some more Bielefelder hens and roosters next year.

@CherylDelVicario Год назад

I love my Bielefelders. We have had other breeds in the past but will be sticking with Bielefelders - egg production, docile, easily sexed, cold hardy.

@rebeccamangum7043 Год назад

So glad I came across your channel! My main reason for getting this breed is the 1st day sexing ability for selling day old chicks, however love that they are docile, as we want our little kiddos handling these birds and going in the coop. Love that they are heavy foragers, looking to start cover crops in our coop run area and surrounding fields. Thanks for the informative videos!

@Rifatopey 5 месяцев назад

Came across your channel as I am learing more about Bielefielders chickens. Thanks for all that you shared in the video!

@KCFarms 5 месяцев назад

Appreciate you following along

@christinesimmons3313 3 года назад

A video on your rogue chickens sounds like a lot of fun. Please do make this video!

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Haha thanks we will put it in the works

@QUANGLE-ub3rx Год назад

I am also hatched some for me this year for the first time

@johncspine2787 3 года назад

You can add marigold flowers, or even chili peppers, or perhaps organic paprika to influence the egg yolk color..! I’m growing some safflowers to see if they’ll eat the flowers, plus I like growing stuff I’ve never grown before..

@johncspine2787 3 года назад

Big chemical companies make nasty things to add to feed in less reputable egg producers, usually in other countries than the US, you have to buy organic eggs to eliminate that possibility. BASF makes some, I read an article online about it.

@amourdeparis Год назад

I would say that Buff Orpingtons are my favorite. They're so beautiful and sweet. They're also rather quiet.

@KCFarms Год назад

Had a few of them growing up they were nice birds

@PerspectiveDesignCo 3 года назад

Silverudds Blues are at the top of my list of breeds to keep. Great video. Hard to believe the difference in those egg yolks.

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Yeah it is quite a difference

@MaritaDeLaPenaDTG Год назад

I really enjoy the Bielefielder breed:)

@027Star 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing. I have 3 females and my main rooster is also a belifender Total of 15 mix group ( 5 months old now)

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Welcome glad you enjoyed it

@Huntinwithdaboyz 3 года назад

I got these chickens because of your videos first of last year. Been a follower ever since.

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Awesome appreciate you following along!

@esc8pod1 2 года назад

Great video, very informative. Where did you did you get your stock from?

@Ken-th5hg Год назад

We really like our Buff Orpingtons. We will be going with some Beilifelders and Black Australorps for a 2nd flock. Ken Billman

@KCFarms Год назад

Love the Buff orpingtons had those when I was growing up. Sounds like you have some nice flocks

@tamaracross9 2 года назад

This is 1 of 3 chicken breeds that I'm getting this spring! I wish I had of known you had them when we picked up the pigs ,I would have tried to take a few of them off your hands!

@MrHellfinger 2 года назад

This is my favorite breed. The roosters are very docile.

@QUANGLE-ub3rx Год назад

I think, they are great. Thanks for sharing

@nacht98 Год назад

My favorite is the Buff Orpington.

@KCFarms Год назад

I do like buffs had some growing up

@dfishman76 Год назад

Really thinking about getting some of these

@utahgeoff 2 года назад

I just love he Plymouth Barred Rocks but I'm going to try a Bielefelder in my next batch of chicks.

@KCFarms 2 года назад

I think you’ll enjoy them

@Jimmy-wd5nk 2 года назад

Thanks for the info. My wife and I have a small homestead in Indiana. I think we may have a beilefelder (sp?) cross from a livestock auction. I'm not sure. I would like to get some. It's just my wife and I. So I would probably use them for dual purpose. Was glad to hear that the hens will go broody. On our little homestead we have goats, meat rabbits, and chickens. This year we fed out feeder pigs. Sold 2 kept 1. Just got our meat Saturday. Thanks again.

@KCFarms 2 года назад

Awesome thanks for following along

@Kiri_48 2 года назад

Wow thanks.. orpingtons r good 4 me.. so docile and calm.. nice setup man

@KCFarms 2 года назад

Thanks! Love Orpingtons as well had them Growing up

@South3West77 3 года назад

Getting their nutrition from mother nature that our feed, no matter how good lacks. Good work here . Good strain of fowl.

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Thank you

@saltyspirateden 2 года назад

you talked me into it, I've had buff orps for a couple dozen years, I'm ordering some Bielefelders for a second flock, thanks

@KCFarms 2 года назад

Sounds good I think you’ll enjoy them.

@saltyspirateden 2 года назад

I got a ship date in late July, bummer, but that gives me plenty of time to hatch out a bunch of BuffOrps to pay for the new breed, and build a couple more tractors

@johncspine2787 3 года назад

My Whiting True Blues are very pretty, one sort of off lavender, cream, with rusty edging, and my Ameraucana is really pretty, she’s getting the funniest face, her muff is developing, and she’s getting these funky , well, sideburns, she looks like a mad scientist. The Whiting True Blues are all different, a couple have very fierce looking expressions. My sis commented that the mix I have, only the Cuckoo Marans and Australorp look like chickens, the rest look like wild birds.

@joannc147 2 года назад

Great video! I just started with my initial flock….a few hours ago. Local store was out of the Olive Eggers I wanted, so I subbed these, knowing nothing about them. YOU make me wanna go back and get a couple more! Very much enjoyed watching you walk around with your animals - you are living just where you need to be! I’m in a suburb and we are “not allowed to free range” but oh yeah, I have a wooded area just like yours. Perfect! I’ll have to figure out some movable cloth-netting fence as the birds need to be safe in the coop at night. Thanks for the post.

@KCFarms 2 года назад

Awesome thanks for following along

@joycewilson8356 Год назад

I have one belifelder rooster He is very impressive, and gentle but he is young yet, maybe 14 months old. I keep a mixed flock of hens, three pens, and a rooster for each pen. It just seems right to have a rooster with each set of hens.

@johncspine2787 3 года назад

Three Bielefelders in a mixed 15, if they’re not all three first into my lap, they’re next. Just in love with my girls. Seven weeks old next week..their feathers are already so soft and beautiful, such good natured creatures..

@johncspine2787 3 года назад

When do they make adult sounds? Mine are six weeks, and they still all sound like babies, which is sweet, but I was just wondering..

@KCFarms 3 года назад

I have some roosters that just started crowing at 12 weeks

@johncspine2787 3 года назад

Sheesh, if I have my “girls” start crowing, I’m going to have a big problem! My neighbors will be out immediately with torches and pitchforks!

@uprightfossil6673 10 месяцев назад

I have heard others claim the Bielefelder was a superior meat bird and had my doubts. Free ranging Cornish Crosses do just fine with the rest of the egg laying flock. You simply cannot beat them for efficiency.

@ronmetz9172 3 года назад

I mentioned our chicken math experience earlier. Of the 40 chicks we got, two died and we gave 9 barred rocks away at 7 weeks(not enough room even though we built additional housing). We have a mix of barred rocks, black sex links and buff Orpingtons. Of those three our favorite is the buff Orpington. They are very calm, curious and friendly. The rocks and black sex links are pretty nervous. Maybe that will change as they mature. Who did you buy your bielefelders from? How many eggs per hen per year do they lay?

@KCFarms 3 года назад

I had buffs growing up and they were always very nice. It says online that they lay around 200/yr. I think it is higher than that. They have slowed down a hit because we have 3-4 broody hens

@ReasieRoo Год назад

We will be getting some Bielfelders in late February. Curious! Which is safest (with many birds of prey and ground predators around)... the Justin Rhodes Chick-saw OR the Joel Sallitin Tractor?

@mariegray2814 3 года назад

Where did you get them? I can't wait to get some of those!

@KCFarms 3 года назад

We got our initial ones from Murray mcmurray but we are hatching our own now

@Yeshuaschosen 3 года назад

@@KCFarms I'd love to get one of these roosters for my flock of hens.They're so beautiful!

@ronshook5194 2 года назад

Beautiful birds, I need birds with pea, or rosecombs though.... I live in the Adirondack mountains of upstate N.Y., We have brutally cold WINTERS, AND single comb breeds GET frostbite...... I enjoy looking at yours... great FEATHER pattern color... am a retired zoo keeper. I keep all types of Wyandotte, buckeye, dominikers.... rose pea comb breeds.... much success to you, AND your family....

@KCFarms 2 года назад

Thank you. And thanks for following along! My wife grew up near Adirondack mountains.

@salmonhunter7414 2 года назад

Chantecler are my favorite breed but I am just starting to hatch some Bielefelders. I live in Northern Canada

@KCFarms 2 года назад

You’ll enjoy them

@kristinwood5191 Год назад

Curious how their meat is? Does it make a difference in taste or texture from all their foraging?

@stephendove7447 2 года назад

I truly enjoy the ones I have... just added six more hens. I have 8 now. Two roosters.

@KCFarms 2 года назад

Man we really liked the Bielefelders. Ours stopped laying and weren’t sure why. Some commented and say that they don’t do well in the heat but I’m not sure. We actually kept the rooster because they have never attacked us but we don’t have hens anymore

@stephendove7447 2 года назад

@@KCFarms oh wow. I have 4 Issa browns, I like them to but I think I'm sold on the bielefelder breed for now. Thanks for the great vids

@KCFarms 2 года назад

We love em sure you will too

@Deng-a-weng 3 года назад

Beautyful video. If you are interested dir Others chicks wir other colors. Than try french Maran or Araucaner. The eggs from Maran are chocklade brown and the Araucaner are light green light green-blue. Maybe good for eastereggs. Kind regards from Lower Bavaria

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Awesome thanks for the info. We do have Easter eggers and we have just added whiting true blues so should have some cool colors

@norxgirl1 Год назад

Not sure any retailers sell Beilefelders in my area.....a little leery of getting any day old chicks shipped....just coz....no incubator either ...northern middle Tennessee.... Not heard of a Whiting True Blue.....

@Starry_Night_Homestead 3 года назад

How do you keep your chickens in with the pig size electric fence? Do you have issues with hawks with your brooder house set up?

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Most of the time the chickens will stay in because they like to be close to their house. They do get out but always go back in at night. We have lost maybe 4 chickens to hawks since we have been here 3 years it hasn’t really been that bad.

@Starry_Night_Homestead 3 года назад

@@KCFarms that's great! I wonder if we just have an abundance of hawks around us. We are first timers with chickens and lost a 10 week old chicken to a hawk. Now we are scared to let them in the electric poultry netting area. I'm hoping it will be better when they are full grown.

@GerardoIantosca 3 года назад

Yes

@emerickenariano9456 3 года назад

Hello ! I have now Bielefelder chicken since 3 months and I'm very happy with them. My other 2 breeds are French Marans and Araucana. By the way, do you have now also Marans chicken ?

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Hey! Glad you are happy with your Bielefelders! We do not have Marans yet we thought about adding them but not yet

@emerickenariano9456 3 года назад

@@KCFarms About Bielefelders, I have 3 hens and 2 roosters. They are now 17 weeks old. I see that roosters are a bit aggressive and peck the hens often. Is that normal ? They are a lot of feathers in poultry house...

@KCFarms 3 года назад

We haven’t had any issues with the roosters. I think normally you want about 1 rooster to 7-10 hens. Maybe there aren’t enough hens 🤷‍♂️ not to sure

@user-xw6xc2yd1k 3 года назад

Hey John, where do you get your Bielefelder chicken eggs from? Looking to add those to our homestead, we are in Maryland.

@KCFarms 3 года назад

We got our from murray mcmurray but a lot of hatcheries are carrying them now.

@wendykruk1288 Год назад

Where in Maryland are you in in Hollywood md.

@AllenParker-q5r 8 месяцев назад

I have bielefelders I’m new to raising chickens are you feeding your hens and roosters the same feed If so what I’m being told by some people you shouldn’t feed the roosters layer feed i thank you for your opinion

@KCFarms 8 месяцев назад

We feed our hens and roosters the same

@redbriarn6295 3 года назад

What about canonizing the roosters? Any thoughts about this, I’ve been get getting free roosters from local hobbyists and am pretty good at it now .

@scottlepak7068 3 года назад

Do you mean caponizing?

@sarayoung3164 3 года назад

We have some black australorp we really like.

@KCFarms 3 года назад

I have heard really good thing about australorps. Might need to try some!

@kholland1458 2 года назад

'Bert' looks like a dark brahma

@fdman6981 3 года назад

about how much do they weigh about 12 weeks, how many eggs a year? heat tolarent?

@KCFarms 3 года назад

I would say 7-8 lbs I have learned that the strain of birds in America don’t get as big as the birds in Germany. They do well with the heat. We have around 16 hens and we were getting 12 eggs a day before 3-4 of them went broody. Online it says about 200 eggs/year but I would guess it’s a little more

@drakemckinnish907 2 года назад

wow the egg yolk color difference we let our lose on 20 ish acers and we have dark yolks (our chickens sadly i dont have any bielefelders

@bigsnapps3124 Год назад

I like chickens

@bhalfpint9063 2 года назад

Love my Lil Rosie bielefelder she's kinda like a dog or cat. I call her and she comes running 🥰 rooster didn't make it for unknown reasons 😔😢

@KCFarms 2 года назад

We love the roosters haven’t been attacked once

@patriciaperry7913 2 года назад

Looking to get these, I want friendly hens and rooster!

@KCFarms 2 года назад

Love our Bielefelder roosters!

@ericreynolds2010 Год назад

Are you in KC?

@KCFarms Год назад

No we are in Tennessee. KC is a family nickname

@jungleboy1968 3 года назад

Lohmann brown

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Cool! I had never heard of those before had to look them up. Look a lot like Novogens

@dannygun34 3 года назад

American Bresse

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Have heard about that breed haven’t been able to locate any

@Motivation-vw1ov 3 года назад

Hi dear I need haching eggs please

@TheEarthCreature Год назад

Egg yolk color isn't a good indicator of quality or nutrients.

@coziii.1829 3 года назад

Finally got my Bielefelder’s 8 bucks a chick got 15 seems high but if I wanted them they are worth it. Plus Jersey giants from another hatchery. Yeah ......

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Yeah seems everything is going up. Interested to see how you like the jersey giants I have always wanted to try those

@coziii.1829 3 года назад

@@KCFarms well let you know never had them but I hear cause they are big and black they keep hawks and other air strikes at bay. They think they are Ravens /crows But yes I hear they are good meat birds as well just take longer .

@mariegray2814 3 года назад

@@coziii.1829 Gosh that is a good idea 💡 getting Jersey Giants! To a hawk above it could look like a crow and we all know how much they hate each other .

@coziii.1829 3 года назад

@@KCFarms Update Jersey giants eat like crazy And seem to grow tall fast . I thought my Bielefelders where sick cause they don’t eat as much . Only a week and half apart. Bielefelders are still quite small still . Though I heard JG slow down to get fuller/ wider. So we will see size difference when mature. I went ahead got some buff Orpingtons as well at Tractor supply. Won’t have eggs till late summer or even next year. I’m thinking about doing my own Heritage breeds hatchery kind of thing for my business since I am kind of retired. So see you soon on your videos.

@KCFarms 3 года назад

Awesome thanks for the update