Brown Red Mottled D’Uccles Project

[Egg Snatcher]

Big Foot and her friend- 16 weeks

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Here is an update on the older birds. I love that both the hens and rooster have a purple and green sheen on them!

I am going to sell him because I kept him to see what he’d end up looking like.

The F1s are a year old

All but this girl, she’s two

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Here’s a side by side of the F1 roo and his son the F2

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Breeding Plans 2023
* F2 (more mottled) roo to F2 hens
* F1 roo to F2 hens
*F2 (more mottled) roo to the 2 mottled F1 hens
Eggsperiment- this is just to see if it adds any better D’Uccles characteristics
*F2 (more leakage) roo to F2 mottled with orange/red eyed hens
*F2 (more leakage) roo to F1 hens
*I got 2 newish now pure Mille Fleur boys that I’m going to breed to the F2 girls.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Babies- 10 weeks

This little cockerel I’ll most likely sell, he’s already fretting the Columbian color on his chest and his muffs/beard aren’t that wonderful.
View attachment 3365685

I’ll keep this pullet, she got ok feathered feet, iffy mottling, leakage and miffs/beard. I wish her eyes were more orange/red.
View attachment 3365686

I’ll probably sell this cockerel too. He has everything desirable but I’ve noticed on my older project birds that I’m try to sell, if they had leakage at a youngish age they end up having to much leakage and the Columbian color on their chest.
View attachment 3365687

Here is miss Janky, she’s doing good.
View attachment 3365688
After looking and ready about gout I don’t think she has that. I think she was born with it. I know there was a chicks that had kind of cricked feet and I thought they’d straighten out so I didn’t think any ring of it.
View attachment 3365689

This is one I might keep, only if he has good leakage like his older brother that hatched in June or July. And if he has better muffs.
View attachment 3365690

I love his pullets muffs/beard and feathered feet. She’s got ok mottling and I like that she has leakage.
View attachment 3365691

I think you're right about Janky, her joints aren't swollen like gout. I wonder if your one w darker eyes might lighten up as she gets older. Mine had very dark eyes and now they have neon orange.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Here’s a side by side of the F1 roo and his son the F2View attachment 3365719

GORGEOUS!!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I think you're right about Janky, her joints aren't swollen like gout. I wonder if your one w darker eyes might lighten up as she gets older. Mine had very dark eyes and now they have neon orange.

We’ll have to wait, maybe they’ll change. Thats why all the ones with dark eyes I want to bred to the mottled F2 and F1 to improve the eye color

GORGEOUS!!

The F2 has become stunning! I love his color!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Big Foot and her Friend- 18 weeks

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Big foots cheeksies and beard look great! And i love her friend's mottling!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Babies-12 weeks
Cockerels

I’m leaning towards keeping this roo

Here are the pullets

I sold this girl yesterday. She didn’t have vulture hocks or very good feathered feet. She also hand to muck buff on her chest