The yellow could be partially due to the corn you may feed him. Yellow corn can have some pigmentation that can be carried over to their feathers. They're supposed to be fed with a specific variety of white corn in France.
Thanks for this and your other videos. I was concerned with the yellow on my first rooster, and talked to a few other breeders here in sweden - and it was a more or less common situation. So we are all working on improving that, the main change was two breeders importing a whole new line spring of 2023 - and they are now selling eggs and hatchlings from that line which looks very promising, both exterior looks, but also the amount of meat and the speed of growth. :)
Completely agreed with this assessment. At the end of the day, the variety of Bresse imported in US it’s the production one, so while we want to have the standard appearances, we need to keep in mind that those are raised mostly for their meat.
Thank you for the American Bresse videos. Love them. I’m just starting my first flock of this breed. Their 8 weeks old now. These videos have been extremely helpful. When you free range your birds with electric netting. Do you clip their wings to stay in? Or do they normally not fly out? I have a patrol dog on the property that has been known to kill birds if they get out of their enclosure. I’ve been using enclosed chicken tractors. But I’d like to put them in an electric fence area to free range a bigger area.
Thanks for watching and if you ever have something you want me to cover let me know. I don’t clip wings just because I don’t have time. I do have some that fly over but if you move them a lot and give them room most will stay in. If they get out I don’t care what happens to them because I don’t want there chicks because they will be getting out also, but I have had some that will live in trees all summer and Fly back in the net to eat every day 😂
I feel you were talking straight to me Chase about the yellowing in the feathers. 😂😂 but I must say it's not at the top of my list. Also, I can't wait to get them dark eyes because I have no bird with darks eyes. Great video my friend, I'm taking all this in and I'm steady changing my priorities the more I learn. Meat has always been on the top them bones and feathers don't digest so well. 😉
I think you have made wise choices for the standards you want for your birds. Thanks for a very practical list of standards to look for while raising the birds. Question:s At what age do you start the finishing process? Do you use grain/milk or cracked corn/milk? Thanks a million for another great vieo!
Lydia sent me from Instagram! Love your channel been watching for quite some time definitely want to go the American bresse route instead of the Cornish x we’ve tried them and the red rangers and we now have a few America bresse as well as blue American bresse and we love them need to grow the flock before we can start butchering
I'm looking forward to calling you soon to order some of those beautiful chicks. I'm still working on getting things set up. But they look great. And thanks for sharing the information on them. God's blessing over you and your family.
So funny just got some snow in NJ today and I was checking birds out they were hiding under roof I built 3/4 on the one pen. I was gonna ask you about the eyes being way. Darker than some of the others. Your birds keel bones are straight ones I got from Ms are like (S) I like the hair cut! 😂😂I’m gonna email you about something
There are a lot of birds out there with bad keels. I never cared much about my hair and now that it’s falling out I really don’t. I got your email and am never talking to you again 😂 I need to talk to you about shipping boxes and some other stuff we are working on
@@The.Recreational.Homestead that would be awesome for boxes! My wife laughed and said I was worried for nothing lol. I still want more shirts I’m wearing mine today! Thanks brother
How many roosters to hen ratio do you use? I’m excited to have three larger hoop tractors for our breeding flock next year. Your birds have turned out really nice and chunky, especially the ones with the darker eyes and legs. We are really happy with them!!! I have a feeling our other grow outs the same age would have turned out similar had we pulled out the extra non-breeder quality roosters sooner. 🤣
It really depends on the rooster most of that being his age. Any rooster should be able to cover 8 hens but a good young rooster will cover 15. Thanks for sharing your experience and your support over the years!
I've been hatching my own meat birds for 20+ years. I earn a living by selling poultry meat, NOT chicks. Chick sellers don't select to the same standard as meat sellers. At 10 weeks I make my first cull. I remove all larger roosters that don't move smoothly, have questionable feet, or have a dirty vent area. They go to market At 12 weeks, I put aside largest hens and roosters that move smoothly, have sound feet, and have clean vent area. I process the rest for market Of the birds preselected, I weigh, assess carcass structure, and determine best fleshing. The best go into a breeding pen, the rest are processed. Selection process culls over 90%, and with proper selection, such a selection rate helps preserve vigour and the quality of the culls. Yes, this is the critical detail of a meat vendor. A meat vendor is focussed on producing breeding culls that are profitable to raise and sell. We don't eat feathers, combs, and skin colour does not impact flavour. This is important to always keep in mind. While there is a benefit to a breed standard, and a benefit to using it as a guide in selections to avoid drift, it's always useful to remember which traits earn a profit and which don't.
Great video! We are fellow Michiganders and looking to start our Bresse flock. How many do you recommend starting with to get a sustainable flock going? They are an investment so what would you say is the bare minimum?
Thanks for watching, I have always recommended starting with 25 but I have seen people do it with as little as 10 it just may take more time and some luck. Let me know if you have any other questions
You should do an ebook with the details and diagrams in them to demonstrate the proportions. …and it would be a passive income source once you’ve put it out there. Could be a link on each video.
We are working on our next branch of our farm business and that is supplying people that want to start breeding, hatching and selling chicks with the supplies and know how to do so
I have some of your chickens and some from another breeder and yours are bigger and have darker legs. I plan to select the best ones and set up spiral breeding. How long do you keep a rooster and hens respectively?
Thanks for sharing and thanks for your support. Just keep the best, a lot of times that means replacing old ones with new ones (if you are breeding good 😉) I keep hens as long as they look good because I want there longevity to be past on, with that being said if I was sort on space I would replace them with pullets. The roosters I replace as soon as I have a young one to replace them with. Roosters get fat and fertility goes down. I hope this helps, it’s a good idea for a video
The yellow could be partially due to the corn you may feed him. Yellow corn can have some pigmentation that can be carried over to their feathers. They're supposed to be fed with a specific variety of white corn in France.
Thanks for this and your other videos. I was concerned with the yellow on my first rooster, and talked to a few other breeders here in sweden - and it was a more or less common situation. So we are all working on improving that, the main change was two breeders importing a whole new line spring of 2023 - and they are now selling eggs and hatchlings from that line which looks very promising, both exterior looks, but also the amount of meat and the speed of growth. :)
Thanks for watching! What kind of growth rate are you getting right now? Are you getting a 4 pound processed bird by 16 weeks?
Who was the breeder with the new line of Breese?
Completely agreed with this assessment. At the end of the day, the variety of Bresse imported in US it’s the production one, so while we want to have the standard appearances, we need to keep in mind that those are raised mostly for their meat.
Thank you for the American Bresse videos. Love them. I’m just starting my first flock of this breed. Their 8 weeks old now. These videos have been extremely helpful. When you free range your birds with electric netting. Do you clip their wings to stay in? Or do they normally not fly out? I have a patrol dog on the property that has been known to kill birds if they get out of their enclosure. I’ve been using enclosed chicken tractors. But I’d like to put them in an electric fence area to free range a bigger area.
Thanks for watching and if you ever have something you want me to cover let me know. I don’t clip wings just because I don’t have time. I do have some that fly over but if you move them a lot and give them room most will stay in. If they get out I don’t care what happens to them because I don’t want there chicks because they will be getting out also, but I have had some that will live in trees all summer and Fly back in the net to eat every day 😂
Wow, thank you for the quick response and answer. That really helps me with my free ranging decisions. Thank you! You are appreciated!
Lydia sent me from instagram! Love your channel and would love to add more breese chicken to our flock!🙌😍
I feel you were talking straight to me Chase about the yellowing in the feathers. 😂😂 but I must say it's not at the top of my list.
Also, I can't wait to get them dark eyes because I have no bird with darks eyes.
Great video my friend, I'm taking all this in and I'm steady changing my priorities the more I learn.
Meat has always been on the top them bones and feathers don't digest so well. 😉
I was….. I didn’t know how to texted it to you so I made a video instead 😂😂😂 just kidding.
Very, very informative video, I am very grateful that you share so much of your knowledge. Your videos are always have so much information. Thanks
Thank you so much
I think you have made wise choices for the standards you want for your birds. Thanks for a very practical list of standards to look for while raising the birds. Question:s At what age do you start the finishing process? Do you use grain/milk or cracked corn/milk? Thanks a million for another great vieo!
Thanks, I start finishing at 12-14 weeks and use the same feed they have been eating but soak it in milk over night half and half
Thanks!@@The.Recreational.Homestead
Mine were 14 weeks yesterday and I am going to start to decide who my breeders will be and who will be going to freezer camp in about 7 weeks!!!!
My birds from you are looking (and tasting) great! Looking forward to hatching, growing and selecting in the coming months.
Thanks for watching and buy chicks we really appreciate it. Also thanks for sharing your experience, if you have any video requests let me know
Also this is a fantastic video. I learned a lot about this breed and really appreciated the humor (grandpas ears lol)
Lydi sent me from IG. Great looking birds. Thanks for the info.
Lydia sent me from
Instagram! Love your channel been watching for quite some time definitely want to go the American bresse route instead of the Cornish x we’ve tried them and the red rangers and we now have a few America bresse as well as blue American bresse and we love them need to grow the flock before we can start butchering
I'm looking forward to calling you soon to order some of those beautiful chicks. I'm still working on getting things set up. But they look great. And thanks for sharing the information on them. God's blessing over you and your family.
Thanks for your support, I are here for you when your ready. What kind of setup are you working on?
I'm still looking for the land.
That is becoming very difficult by me
So funny just got some snow in NJ today and I was checking birds out they were hiding under roof I built 3/4 on the one pen. I was gonna ask you about the eyes being way. Darker than some of the others. Your birds keel bones are straight ones I got from Ms are like (S)
I like the hair cut! 😂😂I’m gonna email you about something
There are a lot of birds out there with bad keels. I never cared much about my hair and now that it’s falling out I really don’t.
I got your email and am never talking to you again 😂 I need to talk to you about shipping boxes and some other stuff we are working on
@@The.Recreational.Homestead that would be awesome for boxes! My wife laughed and said I was worried for nothing lol. I still want more shirts I’m wearing mine today! Thanks brother
Where did you get your cages and feeding bowls?
Love it! ❤ Cannot wait to add these to our flock! (Ps, Lydi sent me from IG! 😉)
Keep doing good job and more videos about the bresse Thank you
Thank you, your not going to like the next video lol
Question on keel. My boys have huge straight keel but not much meat. Any suggestions for feed to support meaty growth over bone growth.
Do you export eggs abroad?
5:20 4 lb bird.. is that live weight or dressed weight? Thank you.
What does ‘confined’ mean, square foot wise?
How many roosters to hen ratio do you use? I’m excited to have three larger hoop tractors for our breeding flock next year. Your birds have turned out really nice and chunky, especially the ones with the darker eyes and legs. We are really happy with them!!! I have a feeling our other grow outs the same age would have turned out similar had we pulled out the extra non-breeder quality roosters sooner. 🤣
It really depends on the rooster most of that being his age. Any rooster should be able to cover 8 hens but a good young rooster will cover 15. Thanks for sharing your experience and your support over the years!
Do you ship Cockerels if someone is interested ?
How would you cook parted Breese chickens (breasts, thighs,etc)?
I've been hatching my own meat birds for 20+ years. I earn a living by selling poultry meat, NOT chicks. Chick sellers don't select to the same standard as meat sellers.
At 10 weeks I make my first cull. I remove all larger roosters that don't move smoothly, have questionable feet, or have a dirty vent area. They go to market
At 12 weeks, I put aside largest hens and roosters that move smoothly, have sound feet, and have clean vent area. I process the rest for market
Of the birds preselected, I weigh, assess carcass structure, and determine best fleshing. The best go into a breeding pen, the rest are processed. Selection process culls over 90%, and with proper selection, such a selection rate helps preserve vigour and the quality of the culls. Yes, this is the critical detail of a meat vendor. A meat vendor is focussed on producing breeding culls that are profitable to raise and sell.
We don't eat feathers, combs, and skin colour does not impact flavour. This is important to always keep in mind. While there is a benefit to a breed standard, and a benefit to using it as a guide in selections to avoid drift, it's always useful to remember which traits earn a profit and which don't.
Great video! We are fellow Michiganders and looking to start our Bresse flock. How many do you recommend starting with to get a sustainable flock going? They are an investment so what would you say is the bare minimum?
Thanks for watching, I have always recommended starting with 25 but I have seen people do it with as little as 10 it just may take more time and some luck. Let me know if you have any other questions
You should do an ebook with the details and diagrams in them to demonstrate the proportions. …and it would be a passive income source once you’ve put it out there. Could be a link on each video.
We are working on our next branch of our farm business and that is supplying people that want to start breeding, hatching and selling chicks with the supplies and know how to do so
I have some of your chickens and some from another breeder and yours are bigger and have darker legs. I plan to select the best ones and set up spiral breeding. How long do you keep a rooster and hens respectively?
Thanks for sharing and thanks for your support. Just keep the best, a lot of times that means replacing old ones with new ones (if you are breeding good 😉) I keep hens as long as they look good because I want there longevity to be past on, with that being said if I was sort on space I would replace them with pullets. The roosters I replace as soon as I have a young one to replace them with. Roosters get fat and fertility goes down. I hope this helps, it’s a good idea for a video
yellow comes from the type of corn or grain given, use White corn to help with feathers and skin whiteness.
I thought it was from an incomplete white bird with undertones of red showing through?
I got rooster with 1 white toe but he is perfect all the way around he is gonna be a breeder.
Here I see white on the feet maybe every 250 birds
Grandpa's ears 🤣🤣🤣🤣
will you ship to california ?
absolutely, that is usually a 12 hour shipment. We have sent a lot out there
how much your breese chicken?
On sale now for $12 app.barn2door.com/therecreationalhomestead/all
@@The.Recreational.Homestead if ever i buy posible can ship to the philippines?
What is the average dressed weight
4.25 at 16 weeks
Lydi sent me from IG! Helpful video too, thanks guys!
They just have to taste good...haha
In a nutshell 😂
PS, your hair does not look dumb, lol
😂😂 that hat hair, it doesn’t matter it’s falling out
Lydi sent me from IG!!
Lydi sent me from IG
Lydi sent me from IG!
Lydi sent me from IG
Lydi sent me from IG