Dominique Thread!

[NYREDS]

Seems that many of the people who have contacted me about Dominique egss have changed their mind for various reasons. I've arranged for someone to take over the flock once I have supplied eggs to everyone that was interested. This is kind of a last call-if you want eggs fron my flock contact me ASAP. If there's no more interest I'll have the new owner come pick them up.

 

[wsmith]

Got the perimeter fence done today!

Candled the eggs again today, day 14. 1 was a dud, another 4 seemed odd, left them in. Most of the remaining 13 look good, with a few questionable ons mixed in. We'll see next weekend.....

 

[flitter]

Seems that many of the people who have contacted me about Dominique egss have changed their mind for various reasons. I've arranged for someone to take over the flock once I have supplied eggs to everyone that was interested. This is kind of a last call-if you want eggs fron my flock contact me ASAP. If there's no more interest I'll have the new owner come pick them up.

I did P.M. for some eggs and just wanted to say I think you'll be missed in the Dom breeding world. You have/had? lovely birds. I hope you'll still be on the thread I've gotten lots of sound advice from you.

 

[Sumatra503]

Looks like I'm now in the dominique breeding world! I'm picking up my flock tomorrow! 2 1 year old Cocks, 3 hens, and 41 chicks!

They are all either purely Urch/Turnland or half Urch/Turnland Dominiques. I'm so excited and I'm looking forward to many years of breeding these wonderful birds!

 

[NYREDS]

I did P.M. for some eggs and just wanted to say I think you'll be missed in the Dom breeding world. You have/had? lovely birds. I hope you'll still be on the thread I've gotten lots of sound advice from you.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll still be around & you can always PM me. I've enjoyed the Dominiques & in all modesty do feel like I contributed to their resurgance. It's a question of resources [as in time & energy]. I was elected to the bench last fall so now I'm a judge in court as well as a poultry judge. That's taking up quite a bit of my time & something had to give.

 

[wsmith]

Got 10 newly hatched chicks out of 18 shipped eggs. Not too bad I guess. All appear healthy.

 

[centrarchid]

I am getting a late seasonal start with my dominque project owing to delay in getting brood pens in place. Gonna have more numbers this year. Target is 200.

 

[flitter]

200 Dominiques?

 

[centrarchid]

200 Dominiques?

At hatch. Culling occurs almost daily from that point on. By late fall number will be reduced to 30 tops. Then repeat each year.

 

[flitter]

Great! with those numbers are you seeing lots of "improvement"? My numbers run smaller 30-40 at hatch and 10-12 for over winter . Only 3-4 are bred and the rest are laying hens. Small time operation.