Salem, IL
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- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~220
- Hen weight
- ~8 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- docile, gentle, confident
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- low
- NPIP stock code
- R1068
- Origin
- Germany
Breed guide
Bielefelder
Also known as: Bielefelder Kennhuhn
German autosexing breed developed in the 1970s near Bielefeld. Large, gentle birds in the crele (kennsperber) pattern that lay big brown eggs and dress out a respectable carcass. Chicks are sexable at hatch.
Keeper's notes
They handle cold and stay calm, which makes them easy in a family flock. They eat a lot. Give them room to forage and the feed bill drops.
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (13)
Red Bud, IL
Jacob, IL
Modesto, IL
Avoca, MI
South Eaton, OH
Chardon, OH
Salem, OH
Midland, OH
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
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Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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