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  1. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    Ah yes... I forgot that favarolles dont have black skin.... Silkie is probably right...
  2. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

  3. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    oh they are the sweetest things ever to people and their chicks.... but put a hen who has some babies with her and put another hen in there and watch the fighting... two roosters might be too much for one hen... but only one rooster will be dominant so she might be ok... we havae the hardest...
  4. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    ALWAYS..... LOL let them go broody and they will usually raise enough chicks for you.... :)if you have two broody hens in the same pen, seperate them once the chicks hatch, or they will fight, often killing the chicks. I have seen them pick up another hens chick and shake them like a dog...
  5. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    She has nice type, but she doesnt have the greatest beard, but what stands out the most is the lack of spangles on feathers, each feather should have 5 colors on it... and the tip of each brown feather should have a black end with a white diamond and each black tail feather should havae a white...
  6. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    I woulnt be afraid to show the girls !!! she looks nice, if you were picking her apart, her spangles could be "crisper" and more lined up in a pattern they should look even and not bunched up... but I woudl show her for sure, she is better quality than some I have seen at shows... :)
  7. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    Hard to see how the spangles line up in these pictures... but I am happy to see that they are Bearded !!! yeah !!! and have good feathering on their toes, and little to no wattles....look good !!
  8. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    We go to the Ohio National Every year, there are usualy a good 20 to 30 in the open class Millie Fluer color, and maybe 10 or so porcelain... and about hte same in the youth, (where my son shows) I usualy dont see many other colors there. there will usualy be several for sale in the sale pens...
  9. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    correct....and for a breeding program I would not keep anything without a strong beard and small wattles...
  10. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    I agree...... the color looks fine for this age, they do look like pullets.... the only thing I see at this point is no beards... and they should be starting to get beards. Give them a bit more time and see if they have a muff or not.... If htey are going to be breeding or show quality, th ey...
  11. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    I cant usualy tell by color at 3 weeks.... but about a month you can see t he roos get a bit bigger comb and stand a little more upright, and I have noticed have a little more black around their eyes.. and the hens have a bigger beard, and less comb and are a little more brown than black. but...
  12. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    you are correct, the other big difference is the wattles... Duccles dont have, or have VERY small wattles.... there are very few who show booted bantams in the US, at least at the shows we attend.. but they can be shown just be sure to enter them as a booted and NOT a duccle, as they would have...
  13. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    Chicks do get their color now, but for sure the darker the chick is now, the better he will be. We dont judge any color issues until they have gone through a moult, UNLESS they are super white before they moult. I woudl say that from the size of this chicks spangles already, it might end up...
  14. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    yes, they should have a full foot of feathers.... and as many on the middle toe as possible.. :) if they dont get broken, they should look wider than their body :)
  15. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    LOL..... well if its any comfort.... we did the same thing... got several that were ok but not great quality... once he started showing them, we upgraded to a pair that were good quality and started his show flock about 5 years ago from those birds, with a few thrown in here and there.... now 5...
  16. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    Yes.... he has the right things for the Booted Bantam traits.... but not for the Duccle.... so you are right to not want him bredding your hens... all of ours are sweet too.... Duccles arent know for being great egg layers... so I woudl say thats average... some lay every day but not many...
  17. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    you cant tell very well at this age.... watch for pointed feathers on the neck and saddle area.... as soon as you see ONE pointed feather... its a boy..... It kind of looks "roosterish" but I have seen MANY hens look just like this at this age...
  18. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    oh no... I wasnt meaning to "critique" him..... I was just letting you know that when you said "poor quality" he really isnt... he is just a different breed....thats why he "looks different"... cause he is.... <GRIN>..... So I didnt want you to think he was poor quality... especialy comparing...
  19. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    Your hen is very nice..... :) excellent beard..... but your rooster is not a Duccle per say... he would be considered a "booted bantam".... if you entered him in a show as a millie fluer Duccle, they would say he was in the wrong class.... they are for sure two different breeds.... a booted...
  20. triplejfarm2

    D'uccle Thread

    your correct.... white shin... and slate/grey legs.... not yellow or white...
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