Dominique Thread!

[tataharris]

Here is a thread that gives you instructions. www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=504
Hope it helps!

 

[JenniferA]

lets see if this works lol...........here should be butch and clumbsy

 

[JenniferA]

thanks tata

 

[WallTenters]

I posted a couple of photos of the pullets I took to a show this weekend in Stevenson, WA. Wish I had better birds to take, but with each year we hope to make some improvement in our flock. We're just getting started, so wish us luck! I had a great time at the show and there were a few folks there that said they stopped showing Dominiques because there was no one to show against - so maybe if I keep going to shows with my crummy pullets it will convince others to bring their birds so they can beat me!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6185417#p6185417

 

[tataharris]

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Your welcome!!

 

[Gallusfarm]

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They are very nice.

 

[Stevenson]

I have 5 dominique eggs in the incubator that should be hatching today or tomorrow. Getting pretty excited about having this breed!

 

[Carrie Lynn]

Barred rock or Dominique...which are friendlier? Shy? Easier to tame?

 

[Stevenson]

As I understand it, Dominiques can be sexed when they are a couple of days old. #1) Is this true? #2) Can you help me determine what I have here?

These 4 were hatched from eggs I received from ItsMyObsession

 

[centrarchid]

Stevenson,

It can be a function of strain and with some strains differences can be consistent between sexes. Females tend to be darker with smaller, more sharply defined "white" spot on head. Male white spot larger and more diffuse.

Also look at feet. Males tend to have lighter colored feet that are also slightly larger. This character is even more a a function of strain.

What I like to do is score each bird for all three characters: white spot, leg color, and leg size. If characters 2/3 or more for a given sex, then chick assigned that sex. Still not perfect but increases odds sex "estimate" is accurate.

Waite a couple more days and you can look at coloration of flight feathers. Feathers of males about 2/3 light grey while 1/2 light grey in females. This system error prone, especially with birds derived from Ideal Hatchery stock.

With some strains differences also in flight feathers of wings. Males have noticeable slower maturing feathers. Some commercial hatcheries have crossed in barred Plymouth rock to aid in sex determination. I am now removing these birds because they also produce darker eggs than typical of dominiques.