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They look fairly young, so they may loose the "spangling" in a later molt. The pink/white legs however, are probably here to stay. Sorry.

Agreed. In 18 years, I have not had a purebred Dominique hatch with a single comb, and only had two second generation crossbreeds hatch with a single comb.

Join the Dominique Club of America to get full access to the breeders and members list. http://www.dominiqueclub.org/ Dues are a mere $10.00 a year, money well spent considering you can also read years worth of past newsletters archived online, and meet a friendly and knowledgeable group of...

If you're really into breeding or thinking about showing, you'll want to contact the DCA to find a breeder near you. Cackle is working with two of the Best in the Breed, but remember, they received *hatching eggs* this past spring. I imagine they will still need to breed up their numbers from...

Yes, that's what you'd expect to see; white chicks when bred to a closely related male (that you could assume was carrying the gene for white) as opposed to outcrossing to an unrelated male that is not carrying the gene. In my experience, the ratio of white to barred has never been anywhere near...

Not dumb. I have heard of the idea of using a too small but otherwise excellent LF cock over bantam hens to improve their quality, but have not tried that myself. When I acquired bantam Doms this past spring, I had just such a male bird (small, but typey) but he was over twice their size, and...

The older a hen is, the lighter she will look after each molt. Even though they're all from the same farm, the younger pullets may be maturing into bigger birds because the breeder is now using a different cock or different hens in the breeding pens.

You might get more replies if you spell it "Mediterranean". I have Rose Comb Anconas and a few white Leghorns. Most of the Leghorns are rescued battery cage layers, AKA ":Ex Bats".

Congratulations to Yellow House Farm on winning Reserve Champion Mediterranean at the Ohio National! (Countrydream, I guess this answers your question? )

And a good morning to you too my Fractious Friend. My position is neither "inaccurate" nor ignorant. I know what these birds are: recessive silver white Dominique sports. I do not need to "study" them. In Mark's book, you'll note that white Dominiques were known to predate the Voter strain by...

I can't speak for Fred, but I'd be willing to guess the reason he isn't interested in working with white Dominiques as a new variety is similar to the same reason I'm not. It would encourage crossbreeding games, leghorns, rocks and whatever else to get a white (or white looking) bird, destroying...

Bobcats are just awful when they discover your poultry; they don't just kill when they're hungry, they'll grocery shop and try to stock their pantry at your expense. A Bobcat will take a bird, drag it off to a nearby wooded area and 'cache' it, covering it with leaves and twigs to hide it and...