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We're in the same boat, but with different chickens. I have Bielefelders. One hen that hatched in Feb. has laid 1 egg about 2 weeks ago and hasn't laid one since. Then I have a handful more that are about a month younger (almost 7 months old) and still haven't laid anything. The rooster, of the...

I had a Bresse so far that was the epitome of The Best Rooster Ever. Not only was he incredibly docile, he never tore up the backs or left a mark on a single hen. He was majestic on every level. I still miss him and unfortunately for every other rooster I've had since, none have been able to...

It really is impossible to tell at birth. In a couple of months you'll know for sure. The legs will start to turn a gray blue and by the time the girls are ready to lay not only will their legs be dark steel blue, you'll see a light blue, white and red around their ears (like the French flag)...

That's great! Our Lady Bressies are great layers and they're 2 yrs old as well. The one lady that went broody and raised the 5 babies started laying again after 7 weeks. She was a pretty good mom too. Next time I will let her hatch them out and raise the babies myself though because these ones...

Personally I think it was more flavorful. The Bresse to me is very light and delicate in taste, kind of too light, if that makes sense. Sort of like comparing veal vs a chuck-eye steak. I have 2 Bresse capons, one's mom was a white rock and the other is 100% Bresse, so that's the last taste test...

Speedy, we ate the Breese/Dorking cross and it was fantastic. Tender and very tasty.

Speedy, we ate the Breese/Dorking cross and it was fantastic. Tender and very tasty.

What Anthony said, and it's my understanding that the male's are also caponized young, and supposedly the special feeding schedule is longer for the male's than it is for the females. We haven't done any special feeding, but I do caponize my cockerels, and we haven't found the meat to be...

Sorry for your loss :( If you're on Facebook, try the Havana (in north,Fla.) Farm Swap page. I know a guy on there had some Legbars & Marans or sale. His name is Jed. If he doesn't have any he might be able to help you find them. Also, Greenfire Farms might also be able to help - they are also...

You're an awesome teacher and I am so appreciative! I was never taught to cook and used to just go out to eat before I got married, and my husband does the cooking. Now, we're trying the homestead way with a garden and our own chickens - I have even learned to caponize my cockerels. I can...

I wish I would have seen the replies before I started this morning. I wanted to hurry up and get her started early and checkEd out the Martha Stewart and Weston videos and a recipe on All Recipes. They're all kind of different so I ended up sort of combining them. The cooking and simmering...

I sort of have a similar question as the OPoster. My husband culled a 3 year old hen today that I want to use to make stock with. This is our first time making stock from scratch and I am wondering if I need to ice brine or refrigerate 'rest' the bird for a few days 1st or just put her in the...

Regarding broodyness: Of my 3 Bresse hens it is hit and miss. I collected and saved up 14 of their eggs for the incubator. The day I started the incubator one of the 3 serendipitously decided to go broody! So I left her with 2 eggs under her out in GP until about the week before the eggs were...

For those with older caposn (at least 20 weeks or so old) would you mind taking a look at the linked (from wikipedia) photo and tell me if, of the 3 standing in a row from left to right, if the one on the left (or #1 of the 3) is a capon or a slip? None of mine are crowing, not even the 2 I...

Thanks to everyone for sharing your taste experiences. I am going to forego my Bielefelder curiosity and keep this one around for eye candy. :) I have a Legbar capon that I will test against a younger Breese capon so that will be our 1st Bresse but also so we can see if there is much of a...

We're still experimenting so I personally can't speak to the Silver Gray Dorking yet. We only had a hen - she lives at my friend's house now but I can get her for breeding if I need to - and I crossed her with my Bresse roo. Only 1 chick came out of that litter with her as the mother, and that...

That's so interesting and thanks for sharing! I'm so looking forward to trying them all. What did you think of the Beilifelder? To be honest, the one I have I caponized (so I don't have to worry about him mating) but he's so beautiful and gentle I wouldn't mind keeping him around as yard art...

Good luck with everything!

I will try. Right now I'm not really expecting much of a difference. We did a side by side comparison of 3 'slips' (aka an unsuccessful caponization) of an EE, Barred rock, and a Cream Legbar. They were all about 20 weeks old (to old IMO - now we know) and cooked the same way. So, my husband...

The color of the legs say it is. He looks to be still young, as mine get older the color of the legs isn't as a dark steel. I have a photo of my rooster about that age. The width of the chest, drumstick/thighs, and the way they walk (like Herman Munster) are pretty obvious. You'll know. Update...