Bielefelders
Dag's Bielefelder cock, "Hans"
Photo courtesy of Dag Jorund Lonning
The Bielefelder is a new breed of German origin. It was created in the early 1970s, and a bantam variety appeared in 1983. They were seeking to develop a large, quiet, cold-resistant bird that was a good egg producer. This is an auto-sexing breed. They breed true, but chicks are sexable by color at one day of age. Among the breeds used to develop the Bielefelder were the New Hampshire, Rhode Island Red and Welsummer. The birds are recognised only in the Legbar color.
Bielefelder Links:
Bielefelders at Grade Eh Farms in Canada
You can find 'em at Uberchic Ranch!
A flock of Bielefelders
Photo courtesy of Rudy Dannau
A pair of Bielefelders
Photo courtesy of Greenfire Farms
A Bielefelder hen
Photo courtesy of Jan Ubels
Bielefelder cockerels
Photo courtesy of Greenfire Farms
Another Bielefelder hen
Photo courtesy of Johnny Maravelis & Uberchic Ranch
A Bielefelder male
Photo courtesy of Frances A. Bassom
A Bielefelder pullet
Photo courtesy of Greenfire Farms
Another Bielefelder rooster
Photo courtesy of Hristo Lukanov
A Bielefelder chick or
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