Brown Red Mottled D’Uccles Project

[Egg Snatcher]

F1xMille Fleur-3 weeks old

He’s getting some vulture hocks!

 

[AngBantamLuv]

This should be the last batch of babies for the year. 12 eggs, last years project hen is setting on them, and I’ve got them in a snake proof chicken coop. Hatch date Oct 23rd.

Oooh! I cannot wait!!

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Decision Day! Keepers
Roos (may change depending on what hatches Oct 23, and if the black chick that hatched 3 week ago is a better roo)

Pros
large amount of feathering on feet
Vulture Hocks
Leakage
Mottled
Red/orange eyes
CONS
Not the best muffs or beard
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Pros
Large amount of feathering on feet
Vulture Hocks
Good brown red leakage
Better muffs and beard
CONS
Not the best mottling
Eyes are very dark
I’m keeping him a little bit longer to see if he grows more mottling and if his eyes change colors.View attachment 3285094

Pros
Mottled
Large amount of feathering on feet
Middle toe is feathered
Vulture Hocks
Muffs and beard
CONS
Not leakage
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I’m just keeping her for egg layingView attachment 3285095

Keeping him a little bit longer just to see what he matures into.View attachment 3285143

Oh yes, i like that last male... very pretty coloring

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Oh yes, i like that last male... very pretty coloring

I like him too! I wish his muffs/beard where larger and he had little to no wattles.
If the second roo doesn’t get any more mottleing I’m going to breed him to the F1 black hen to work on brown red D’Uccles.

Oooh! I cannot wait!!

Me neither! 2 week from today they’ll hatch!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

F1xMille Fleur- 13 weeks old
I love his posture! How he holds himself looks just like a D’Uccles. I might end up using him to breed for the right body type.

F1xF1, 3 months

And the little heavily mottled roo- 10 weeks

The babies

I can’t get over how good his feet are feathered! I hope he or she gets a lot more mottleing.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Saddly the little scissor beak nugget passed away Wednesday night. It was doing just fine that morning and when I went to check on the later that day the little chicks had passed.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Saddly the little scissor beak nugget passed away Wednesday night. It was doing just fine that morning and when I went to check on the later that day the little chicks had passed.

Hate when that happens maybe its good that they just get sleepy and pass.. suffering less.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

F1xMille Fleur- 13 weeks old
I love his posture! How he holds himself looks just like a D’Uccles. I might end up using him to breed for the right body type.
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F1xF1, 3 months
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And the little heavily mottled roo- 10 weeksView attachment 3292382

The babies
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I can’t get over how good his feet are feathered! I hope he or she gets a lot more mottleing.View attachment 3292384View attachment 3292385

Oooh love Bigfoot!! I bet those feathers change in a bit, when the baby feathers fall out. Minnie looked almost black, and ended up with brown red and lots of penciling.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Oooh love Bigfoot!! I bet those feathers change in a bit, when the baby feathers fall out. Minnie looked almost black, and ended up with brown red and lots of penciling.

Thanks! I love him too! We’ll have to see if he’ll develop more mottleing! Can’t wait!

One week from today the little babies will hatch! All are looking good!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Sorry for not updating last week, it was raining and I was busy.

Here’s the new babies!!! I’m very impressed by how good the feathered are!

They other babies! I’m pretty sure they’re a month old.