Beautiful bantams: D’Uccle discussion

[RodNTN]

I have 2 Booted Bantams (they were supposed to be Porcelain d'Uccles) nevertheless, they are very quite and sweet

 

[snoozing chick]

Thank you for the input that Portia is a hen - I got confirmation yesterday when i caught her in the nesting box laying!! Her large comb threw me off. But she’s definitely a hen!

 

[GldnValleyHens]

I have 2 Booted Bantams (they were supposed to be Porcelain d'Uccles) nevertheless, they are very quite and sweet
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Wow, lovely bantams!! So cute!!!

 

[RodNTN]

Wow, lovely bantams!! So cute!!!

Thank you

 

[mymilliefleur]

Thank you for the input that Portia is a hen - I got confirmation yesterday when i caught her in the nesting box laying!! Her large comb threw me off. But she’s definitely a hen!

Awesome! Congrats to miss Portia for laying her first egg!

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Awesome! Congrats to miss Portia for laying her first egg!

D uccles are great little layers in my experience. Better than most bantams

 

[CJreef]

Here are pictures of my little Mille Fleurs. They look like d'Uccles but have no feathers on their feet. I think they might be Mille Fleur Old English Bantams. Any body want to offer a guess? They are the sweetest little things. I love them to death.

 

[mymilliefleur]

Here are pictures of my little Mille Fleurs. They look like d'Uccles but have no feathers on their feet. I think they might be Mille Fleur Old English Bantams. Any body want to offer a guess? They are the sweetest little things. I love them to death.View attachment 1624239 View attachment 1624248

I think you're right....They look like OEGBs to me too.

 

[purpletiger]

Thank you for the input that Portia is a hen - I got confirmation yesterday when i caught her in the nesting box laying!! Her large comb threw me off. But she’s definitely a hen!

That's great to hear! I thought my D'uccle named Leeloo had a large comb, but your Portia almost looks like a roo! Hehe! I notice u live in the northeast where I am. How are your D'uccles doing with the cold weather? Here is a pic of Leeloo!

Everyone's D'uccles are so pretty!

 

[Stick Chicken]

I currently own eight d'uccles: 2 porcelain hens, 1 porcelain cockerel, 3 mille fleur pullets, 1 mille fleur cockerel, and 1 mille fleur roosters. The first time I hatched any was two years ago, and only six hatched with many complications. My rooster is the one I chose to keep from two survivors. Last year, we had better luck and hatched a dozen d'uccles from which we kept three pullets. I don't have many pictures of them, but here's one of my rooster.