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  1. rachelrenee1

    I think I have a meat chicken/d’uccle cross. What in the world?

    It also has the white/willow-y skin of a d’uccle. So I firmly believe there is some d’uccle in there. But something making it triple-sized.
  2. rachelrenee1

    I think I have a meat chicken/d’uccle cross. What in the world?

    Oh my!
  3. rachelrenee1

    I think I have a meat chicken/d’uccle cross. What in the world?

    I’ll have to ask all they have, but they do have Cochins and meaties too. But all separated. So it’s strange. Maybe it’s just a strange genetic anomaly. I have an Orpington hen that is GIANT. Like 12.5 lbs. Huge feet and giant head. Just a weird anomaly.
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    I think I have a meat chicken/d’uccle cross. What in the world?

    Any bird can. In general it’s frowned on in most breeds. The little one is certainly a d’uccle. The fact they came together as hatchmates and the coloring being the same makes me wonder what mystery mix it is. It started as small as a tiny d’uccle but with an almost fiddle shaped body (not...
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    I think I have a meat chicken/d’uccle cross. What in the world?

    Super strange to have a combo of those! Either way it’s just a love. Loves to cuddle the tiny and seems to enjoy being scratched and cuddled. The lack of any tail feathers at all is strange. It’s never grown anything from the actual tail. Weird, right?
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    I think I have a meat chicken/d’uccle cross. What in the world?

    It has giant vulture hocks, but it has a similar base tail feathers to a Cochin. But it’s a very different body shape. Possibly a full-size Cochin. But really nice vulture hocks (assuming it was a d’uccle they’d have my heart a-flutter.)
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    I think I have a meat chicken/d’uccle cross. What in the world?

    This sweet giant was sold as a hatchmate of the tiny lavender d’uccle next to it. Sweet giant thing has feathered so slowly. It barely walks. It’s hefty. Dense. But it has gorgeous feathered feet, and vulture hocks like a d’uccle should, but it’s near full d’uccle size at 5.5 weeks. Also...
  8. rachelrenee1

    Silver Wyandotte turned out like this

    My blue Wyandotte has black leg wash over yellow.
  9. rachelrenee1

    I bought the chick to fix her spraddle legs...but now to decide her breed.

    Yes! I got her at Thanksgiving Point.
  10. rachelrenee1

    I bought the chick to fix her spraddle legs...but now to decide her breed.

    Ha, maybe we're neighbors, as this is about a mile or two from me.
  11. rachelrenee1

    I bought the chick to fix her spraddle legs...but now to decide her breed.

    It is a farm, but they have a lot of exotic animals and attractions and even restaurants that they provide the food for on acres and acres. So farmers work there, but it's owned by a rich family. So I think one of the farm shop helpers just popped her into the brooder. But I'm guessing it was...
  12. rachelrenee1

    I bought the chick to fix her spraddle legs...but now to decide her breed.

    I'm also assuming female because of the dark and distinct eyeliner and the distinct chipmunk striping that is common with wild type.
  13. rachelrenee1

    I bought the chick to fix her spraddle legs...but now to decide her breed.

    It does a bit. Though it is more of a silver duckwing patterning for sure than a splotchy down pattern. She's also quite a loud little thing, if that's any clue.
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    I bought the chick to fix her spraddle legs...but now to decide her breed.

    I'm sure it will become more obvious as time rolls by. I'm feeling pretty confident of the bantam bit. But the rest is a bit more mysterious.
  15. rachelrenee1

    I bought the chick to fix her spraddle legs...but now to decide her breed.

    Ok, I'm talking about the smallest chick in the image. I was at the farm to get chicken food, and noticed this little one with bad spraddle legs. She could not even stand. They said she was just out of the incubator. I bought her to fix her legs (she just got her splint off today and is...
  16. rachelrenee1

    My Brilliant Cochin Roo

    It sounds exactly like the egg-song, loud and clear. It's hilarious. Not like the typical, half-strangled attempts of my usual roosters. I can only hope this keeps up. We actually have a pretty silent yard for having 3 happy roosters.
  17. rachelrenee1

    My Brilliant Cochin Roo

    I have an 18 week old Cochin roo. He's been an obvious roo since 6 weeks. He lives with me in the suburbs and so crowing is a no-no. He's watched his polish brother and silkie brother both be fitted with No Crow collars to keep their noise levels to suburb-acceptable levels. Both of them are...
  18. rachelrenee1

    My experience with the No Crow collar

    If you see my little blue silkie in the top picture, he was SUCH a crower. All day. Everyday. He still puffed his chest and stood tall and crowed all the time with the collar, but it was quiet. Like quieter than a clucking hen. So he was still a happy, proud little guy. Just not such a...
  19. rachelrenee1

    My experience with the No Crow collar

    I got mine from Amazon so there were size guidelines. I'd guess a large though. My bantam Cochin is a small and my silkie is a medium. The XL are for big birds like Brahma or Jersey Giants
  20. rachelrenee1

    Bantam Cochin or Bantam D'uccle?

    Perfect! I was using that and then I wondered if it had been Americanized and I sounded silly.
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