Bantam ID

[Rhodebar Lover]

They red up pretty fast. Hens are womderful, however I have had issues with every D'uccle male I had once they hit sexual maturity. Hoping it was just the line inhale last time, but just a heads up

That's interesting. I also had a friend with a feisty little D'Uccle rooster. Maybe it's common in the breed. My D'Uccle x Silkie was great though, not sure what breed he took after

 

[Chicken Heel]

That's interesting. I also had a friend with a feisty little D'Uccle rooster. Maybe it's common in the breed. My D'Uccle x Silkie was great though, not sure what breed he took after

This thread strikes home. I lost one of my two Porcelain hens Tuesday afternoon. Something (a hawk I believe) spooked her and her coop mates and she flew up against the wire and broke her neck. I turned around and saw her flailing around a couple of seconds before she died. It was one of the worse moments in my over a half century raising chickens. I'm still sad.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Here’s more recent photos... she’s covered now lol.

Those look more like booted bantams than d’uccles to me. Too young to be sure, they could still grow in muffs.

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

This thread strikes home. I lost one of my two Porcelain hens Tuesday afternoon. Something (a hawk I believe) spooked her and her coop mates and she flew up against the wire and broke her neck. I turned around and saw her flailing around a couple of seconds before she died. It was one of the worse moments in my over a half century raising chickens. I'm still sad.

Oh my goodness I am so so sorry.

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

Those look more like booted bantams than d’uccles to me. Too young to be sure, they could still grow in muffs.

What do you mean “muffs”? Lol

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

What do you mean “muffs”? Lol

The muffs/beard is the tuft of feathers under a chicken’s beak.

A booted bantam, which is unbearded (not my picture).

My bearded d’uccle hen.

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

The muffs/beard is the tuft of feathers under a chicken’s beak.

A booted bantam, which is unbearded (not my picture).
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My bearded d’uccle hen.
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Ohhhh! Thank you for that! The brown one I have definitely has little beard like feathers coming out, but the porcelain one I haven’t seen yet.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

Those look more like booted bantams than d’uccles to me. Too young to be sure, they could still grow in muffs.

Unbearded D'uccles do pop up occasionally. I've seen some poor quality ones from McMurry that were beardless.

@MontmorenciCoop where did you get those chicks? Booted bantams are a rare breed, so unless these are from a breeder it is unlikely they are Booted bantams.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Unbearded D'uccles do pop up occasionally. I've seen some poor quality ones from McMurry that were beardless.

@MontmorenciCoop where did you get those chicks? Booted bantams are a rare breed, so unless these are from a breeder it is unlikely they are Booted bantams.

I wasn’t aware that they are rare, I thought you could get them from feedstores?

 

[FuzzyCritters]

I wasn’t aware that they are rare, I thought you could get them from feedstores?

No hatcheries carry booted bantams, so a feed store wont have them unless a private breeder is supplying them with chicks.