Brown Red Mottled D’Uccles Project

[Egg Snatcher]

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

Me too!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

@AngBantamLuv @I Like Turkeys @Yard farmer @RoostersAreAwesome @Cat Ballou @All4Eggz @Obsessed172 Here is an update! The pullets are getting close to laying. Combs are starting to get red! Once they lay I’ll start breeding! Hopefully they won’t lay until my bator is empty!
About 18 weeks

Janky

My Roos I kept

BigFoot and her friend are about 6 month old

What do you y’all think, do u think Janky can be used in the project?

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Sure. I think type-wise, you have a bit to go, but she looks to at least carry mottling, and has the red neck. Were you going for a red neck?
Also, your male looks very nice!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

@AngBantamLuv @I Like Turkeys @Yard farmer @RoostersAreAwesome @Cat Ballou @All4Eggz @Obsessed172 Here is an update! The pullets are getting close to laying. Combs are starting to get red! Once they lay I’ll start breeding! Hopefully they won’t lay until my bator is empty!
About 18 weeks
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Janky
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My Roos I kept
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BigFoot and her friend are about 6 month old
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What do you y’all think, do u think Janky can be used in the project?
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I don’t think you should use Janky in case it’s a genetic issue.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

I can't believe it's already time for them to start laying! Seems like i was just guessing m/f!!

Can you do a batch of Jankys eggs in the next round? Separate from Big Foot's? Then you can see if there are any offspring with the same issue, without having to track which chicks go to which eggs.

How exciting!!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I don’t think you should use Janky in case it’s a genetic issue.

Ok, I was thinking the same thing

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Sure. I think type-wise, you have a bit to go, but she looks to at least carry mottling, and has the red neck. Were you going for a red neck?
Also, your male looks very nice!

Yes, I’m going for the brown red leakage on the necks. I want the hens to look different than regular mottled D’Uccles.
Thanks! I love his coloring.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I can't believe it's already time for them to start laying! Seems like i was just guessing m/f!!

Can you do a batch of Jankys eggs in the next round? Separate from Big Foot's? Then you can see if there are any offspring with the same issue, without having to track which chicks go to which eggs.

How exciting!!

I probably could try that!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Some of the little pullets have started to lay! Won’t start breeding until all of them are laying.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Some of the little pullets have started to lay! Won’t start breeding until all of them are laying.

How exciting!! Might be the spring sun too.. i have 5 laying right now, just 2 holdouts after their winter break.