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Mille Fleur d'Uccles---6 weeks old--male or female???

post #1 of 11
9/8/12 at 12:42pm
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I had thought less than 10 days ago I had three hens but I think that has changed:

 

 

 

Now I'm thinking 2 roos and 1 hen???    The far left has grown the largest, darkest comb of the three.   The middle one now has turned red and started to grow, plus I caught these two chest bumping.   The one on the right is still a tan-yellow small comb.

 

Anyone know the d'uccle breed?    Any thoughts on boys or girls?

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post #2 of 11
9/8/12 at 12:51pm

Most of the time at about 8-10 wks old you can be able to tell for sure.

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post #3 of 11
9/8/12 at 1:01pm

You are correct, two boys and a girl. 

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post #4 of 11
9/8/12 at 1:03pm
One on the left is a roo, and the one in the middle I'm less sure about, but most likely a roo.

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post #5 of 11
9/8/12 at 1:06pm

2 cockerels and 1 pullet coloration on the middle is a tell tell sign with that darker "buff" coloring. i though one of my millies was a pullet until it was 10 weeks old 

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post #6 of 11
9/8/12 at 1:06pm

Definitely two roos and a hen. I had never raised D'uccles from young birds until this year and I was unsure about my little guy. His comb stayed light for a longgg time. Now it's quite obvious that its a he!

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post #7 of 11
9/8/12 at 1:10pm
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Thanks for the reply's---as expected but I was so hoping for little hens.    

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post #8 of 11
9/8/12 at 5:24pm

Definitely 2 cockerels and 1 pullets, d'Uccles are know to show them selves early smile.png

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post #9 of 11
9/8/12 at 7:51pm
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Definitely 2 cockerels and 1 pullets, d'Uccles are know to show them selves early smile.png

thanks---I'm new to them, I had really thought I had 3 girls for awhile but that's how it goes.

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post #10 of 11
9/9/12 at 9:31am

Two cockerels and a pullet :)  Well, you can breed more hens this way...smile.png
 

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