Are these considered Mille Fleur

[chickenlover54]

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????? D'uccles only come in bantam

 

[LarryPQ]

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????? D'uccles only come in bantam

Ah, but you'all were saying they weren't good representations...so maybe some "postman's daughter" was going on. It never hurts to ask, especially if I am was going to ask for hatching eggs for my breeding project:





I am looking for mutts.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

They look like a cross between a Mille Fluer and a Mottled... maybe a blue mottled or a blue mille fluer judging by the color of the feathers on the feet.

 

[chickenlover54]

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I think they are blue MFDs from Ideal poultry, no crosses

 

[possumqueen]

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I think they are blue MFDs from Ideal poultry, no crosses

I'm with you chickenlover54.

Mille fleur is a color, and lots of breeds come in mille fleur, large and bantam.

D'uccle is a breed of bantam. D'uccles come in lots of colors, too, but mille fleur is their most commonly known color, so common that some people think "mille fleur" IS "d'uccle."

And if those d'uccles in your post are yours, chickenlover54, you've got some nice ones!

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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I think they are blue MFDs from Ideal poultry, no crosses

I'm with you chickenlover54.

Mille fleur is a color, and lots of breeds come in mille fleur, large and bantam.

D'uccle is a breed of bantam. D'uccles come in lots of colors, too, but mille fleur is their most commonly known color, so common that some people think "mille fleur" IS "d'uccle."

And if those d'uccles in your post are yours, chickenlover54, you've got some nice ones!

No offense, but those in the original posting are not great examples. Way too much white. If you want to see some really great examples, start attending APA poultry shows and speak to the judges and breeders. You can also get a copy of the standards book for a good description. They may be hatchery birds that are just poor blue millies, but again, I still think they are crosses between varieties.

 

[LarryPQ]

but chickenlover's has almost no white...?

 

[NYREDS]

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Not sure what your point is? The ones chickenlover posted have pretty good colour.

 

[LarryPQ]

It looks like the post confusing me was edited

I just wanted to make sure I understood! gotta learn somehow!

 

[chickenlover54]

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I'm with you chickenlover54.

Mille fleur is a color, and lots of breeds come in mille fleur, large and bantam.

D'uccle is a breed of bantam. D'uccles come in lots of colors, too, but mille fleur is their most commonly known color, so common that some people think "mille fleur" IS "d'uccle."

And if those d'uccles in your post are yours, chickenlover54, you've got some nice ones!

No offense, but those in the original posting are not great examples. Way too much white. If you want to see some really great examples, start attending APA poultry shows and speak to the judges and breeders. You can also get a copy of the standards book for a good description. They may be hatchery birds that are just poor blue millies, but again, I still think they are crosses between varieties.

The ones in the OP are not mine, mine are post #4