Brown Red Mottled D’Uccles Project

[Egg Snatcher]

Update!!
Up first are the F1xF1 chicks. The are one week old today!

Both the chicks with dots on their heads have a tiny amount of mottling on their wings. They both have a good beard but not good muffs.

Here’s the Mille Fleur colored chicks
This one has nice muffs and a nice beard. I wish this one was mottled so I could keep it for the project.

This one has maybe some mottling?

Here’s the one with no feathers one the legs.

No beard no muffs of what I can see. Not very good feathered feet ether.

This has maybe small muffs, not so good feathered feet.

This one has better muffs and awesome feathered feet!

This one also has awesome feathered feet!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Update one F1x Mille Fleur. 2 weeks old.

Of muffs and good feathered feet

Good beard, ok feet.

Nice beard and muffs, ok feathered feet.

Millie colored chicks

I like this one’s beard and muffs. To bad it’s not mottled.

This one is getting brown red one it. It looks white in the pic but it’s actually a brown red color.

This one has nice beard and muffs

The one has a really nice beard and muffs.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I’ve been doing some research, I figured out why there are Mille Fleur colored chicks in the F1xF1 batch that just hatched. It’s because Mille Fleur is Gold Columbian with mottling, Mottling is recessive, so you will not see Mille Fleur in the F1s and not all the F1s will carry Mille Fleur gene. That’s why some of F2s are Mille Fleur colored. And probably some of the chicks carry the gene. I hope this make sense, sorry if it doesn’t.

Edit: in the F1s but all the F1s will carry the Mille Fleur gene.

Autocorrect is some times not my friend.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

2 little F1xF1 chicks hatch!!! There would of been 5 but a snake got in while I was away for the weekend an ate them. You might be wonder where these eggs came from, well after I took them out of the breeding coop, I say 5 little eggs in their nesting box (kind of forgot to get eggs after I was done breeding/hatching) so I put them under a hen and here’s what I got!

This one is good

This one is so cool! I hope it’s a girl so I can keep it! Of course not for the breeding project. I can’t wait to see what it looks like!

 

[AngBantamLuv]

2 little F1xF1 chicks hatch!!! There would of been 5 but a snake got in while I was away for the weekend an ate them. You might be wonder where these eggs came from, well after I took them out of the breeding coop, I say 5 little eggs in their nesting box (kind of forgot to get eggs after I was done breeding/hatching) so I put them under a hen and here’s what I got!

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This one is so cool! I hope it’s a girl so I can keep it! Of course not for the breeding project. I can’t wait to see what it looks like!View attachment 3212702View attachment 3212703View attachment 3212704View attachment 3212705

Omg what little cute surprises!! I agree, both are looking good.. can't wait to see them grow out. Sorry about that sneaky snake

 

[AngBantamLuv]

2 little F1xF1 chicks hatch!!! There would of been 5 but a snake got in while I was away for the weekend an ate them. You might be wonder where these eggs came from, well after I took them out of the breeding coop, I say 5 little eggs in their nesting box (kind of forgot to get eggs after I was done breeding/hatching) so I put them under a hen and here’s what I got!

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This one is so cool! I hope it’s a girl so I can keep it! Of course not for the breeding project. I can’t wait to see what it looks like!View attachment 3212702View attachment 3212703View attachment 3212704View attachment 3212705

Whats the difference in age of these and the last batch? Are they close enough to combine?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Whats the difference in age of these and the last batch? Are they close enough to combine?

They’re about a week apart.

They would be close enough to combine if I had them brooding in the house with out a hen, I don’t have the best luck getting hens to brood together. So I don’t want to risk the little babies getting killed.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

They’re about a week apart.

They would be close enough to combine if I had them brooding in the house with out a hen, I don’t have the best luck getting hens to brood together. So I don’t want to risk the little babies getting killed.

Oh yea, I'd wait for them to feather out. But they'll still be close enough in age to combine. How exciting!!! Love your babies

 

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Oh yea, I'd wait for them to feather out. But they'll still be close enough in age to combine. How exciting!!! Love your babies

Thank u!
I’ll update tomorrow on the the F1x Mille Fleur chicks!

 

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Here’s the update!! I’ve already see an improvement in both the F1xF1 and the F1x Mille Fleur chicks! These chicks have vulture hocks.

F1x Mille Fleur- 3 weeks old today

Possible rooster.
Feathered feet- needs work
Muffs and bead ok.
Vulture Hocks- no

Feathered Feet- needs some work
Muffs and Beard- Muffs are good beard it tiny
Vulture Hock- no

Definitely a handsome little roo! He’s a keeper!
Feathered feet- excellent
Muffs and Beard- could use some work
Vulture Hocks- yes

Millie Fleur chicks

Feathered feet- ok
Muffs and Beard- ok
Vulture Hocks- no

Feathered feet- amazing
Muffs and Beard- needs work
Vulture Hocks- no