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  1. Nimby Chickens

    D'uccle Thread

    Chickie'sMoma : you first pic of the girl looks like she doesn't have much of a beard. could they have sent you some quail booted bantams instead? edited to correct the breed! duh! too many similar belgain breeds to look up! Sorry to derail a bit but you breed cuckoo Favs? Amazing! I never...
  2. Nimby Chickens

    D'uccle Thread

    Quote: There should be 5 points, evenly spaced. The front of the comb counts for points but the 'blade' at the back does not count but should have only one tip and not a bunch of bumps. This means my mf roo does not have a perfect comb. But comb issues are only 1/2 point unless there's a dq...
  3. Nimby Chickens

    D'uccle Thread

    Quote: She has a lot of black if she's a mille fleur... is that quail colored?
  4. Nimby Chickens

    D'uccle Thread

    Quote: "dew-clay" is what I heard. I have always said "dee us sol" but I know that's wrong...either way most people have no idea what I'm talking about when I tell them the breed of chicken I have. Just an "oh yeah?" with a confused look on their face lol. Yeah, it is dew-clay! Or it is...
  5. Nimby Chickens

    D'uccle Thread

    So I went and counted the spikes on the combs... Cornelius has 4 (not including the front and back doodlies) and Barnaby has 5. How many are they supposed to have? Dolly's comb is too small to tell right now but her beard is coming in! She's a real cutie pie!
  6. Nimby Chickens

    D'uccle Thread

    Quote: A hatchery maybe? I have no clue.
  7. Nimby Chickens

    D'uccle Thread

    Thanks for the crowing info, guys. I may re-think keeping them in the house! XD Quote: Thanks for the welcome! I'd be happy to get some pictures of my trio. Where does one find a copy of the SOP? I know that Cornelius has one spike too many on his comb (he has 6, aren't they supposed to...
  8. Nimby Chickens

    D'uccle Thread

    I have three 6-week-old mille fleur d'uccles that I hatched from local eggs. The guy I bought them from keeps exhibition d'uccles. This is my first experience with the breed, out of 3 I got 1 pullet and 2 cockerels (I think). The pullet is very demure, I call her Dolly. The boys are the bravest...
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