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what gender is my D'uccle

post #1 of 16
2/21/12 at 11:00pm
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hi all im new to D'uccle chickens i first saw them while getting some laying hens

and would describe it as love at first sight , long story short placed an order for some

and after probs with incubaters and a bit of a wait i finaly have one with more to come

anyway not sure on the gender of my chick any help appreciated

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Edited by dracon - 2/21/12 at 11:10pm
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post #2 of 16
2/22/12 at 12:36am

how old is the bird in question?

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post #3 of 16
2/22/12 at 1:09am
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not 100% sure  between 10/12 weeks i think, it was 7/8 weeks when i got it

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post #4 of 16
2/22/12 at 4:38am

I'm not familiar with the breed but the white one looks to be a hen the brown one in the first pic is a roo.

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post #5 of 16
2/22/12 at 4:59am
I'd say pullet
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post #6 of 16
2/22/12 at 9:56am
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the brown is a Rhode Island Red and i thought it was a male you can see his little spurs comming through

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post #7 of 16
2/23/12 at 3:38pm
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so a girl then

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post #8 of 16
2/23/12 at 4:00pm

10 weeks is way too early for a hen to have that red of a comb.  Unfortunately, spur nubs are present on both genders, so you cannot use those to determine rooster-ness. 

 

I would say that you have two roos, based on the age you gave.

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post #9 of 16
2/23/12 at 4:21pm
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10 weeks is way too early for a hen to have that red of a comb.  Unfortunately, spur nubs are present on both genders, so you cannot use those to determine rooster-ness. 

 

I would say that you have two roos, based on the age you gave.


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post #10 of 16
2/23/12 at 8:00pm

Yep I would say the d'uccle is a roo. My duccle pullet is 4 months and is just starting to pink up.

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