Loved reading through here, we haven't covered all the pages but got about halfway
Congrats to everyone on their success!
We are starting in breeding Dominiques and have had a hard time finding quality birds in our area, on our space limit, etc. We don't have huge multiple pens set up, we're just kind of culling and picking the best birds we can. I got in a major car accident this summer, so that really set back our plans, but we did get a couple of more shipments of chicks - but not too much luck there. We've got a couple of leads for possible spring shipments of good SQ birds as well as some other project flock birds, we can't wait!
When you see the photos of the Barred Rocks on here, and you see what a real Dominique looks like, you could never mistake the two! It frustrates us when people get them confused (relating back to some of the first few posts on people asking if your BRs were Domineckers). The quality rocks have such tiny bars, they remind me of zippers for some reason every time I look at them
. They have so many feathers it seems, like a strange silkie someone took a hair straightener to or something! Lovely, but we just are in love with the Dominique shape - that upright, proud posture and tail set, and the curvy back to go along with those high angles.
Love the thread, will subscribe and keep updated. If anyone knows of anyone that ships day-old nice Dominique chicks this late in the year, we're thinking of setting a batch of eggs and busting out the brooder light for one more round before winter! We'd love some nice pullets for the spring!
We are starting in breeding Dominiques and have had a hard time finding quality birds in our area, on our space limit, etc. We don't have huge multiple pens set up, we're just kind of culling and picking the best birds we can. I got in a major car accident this summer, so that really set back our plans, but we did get a couple of more shipments of chicks - but not too much luck there. We've got a couple of leads for possible spring shipments of good SQ birds as well as some other project flock birds, we can't wait!
When you see the photos of the Barred Rocks on here, and you see what a real Dominique looks like, you could never mistake the two! It frustrates us when people get them confused (relating back to some of the first few posts on people asking if your BRs were Domineckers). The quality rocks have such tiny bars, they remind me of zippers for some reason every time I look at them
Love the thread, will subscribe and keep updated. If anyone knows of anyone that ships day-old nice Dominique chicks this late in the year, we're thinking of setting a batch of eggs and busting out the brooder light for one more round before winter! We'd love some nice pullets for the spring!
