Brown Red Mottled D’Uccles Project

[Yard Farmer]

One of the eggs piped!

Can't wait to see these babies!

 

[Yard Farmer]

How many should hatch?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

How many should hatch?

About 3-4 I don’t remember. I do have a few more that will hatch a little later.

The chick did hatch! I’ll have pictures when they all hatch from this first batch!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I’ll be selling this one

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Had another baby hatch today!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

The second baby I think has neurological problems bc it will bob it’s head side to side and walks around in circles. It also has tiny eyes which I think was caused by the incubator only being 98F which may of caused slower development. Fingers crossed the other eggs in the bator will hatch.

Unfortunately the last years hen was killed by something, she got out of her pen and before I could catch her that day she was gone.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Had another baby hatch today!

Can't wait to see pictures!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Man I’m doing a terrible job updating this year.

Here is the first baby. Unfortunately the last baby to hatch died and none of the other eggs hatched.

My rooster was also taken by the fox. I was able to get some foot hold and caught the fox this morning!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Man I’m doing a terrible job updating this year.

Here is the first baby. Unfortunately the last baby to hatch died and none of the other eggs hatched.
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My rooster was also taken by the fox. I was able to get some foot hold and caught the fox this morning!

Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. At least you got that fox! I hope things start getting better for you!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. At least you got that fox! I hope things start getting better for you!

Thanks! Even though my rooster was killed I luckily still have a brown red rooster that hatched out last year along with his brown red sister. They should both carry the mottled gene

And I still have my F1MFxF2 hen so the project did not completely go down the toilet just took a re-route. Maybe these pairings will end up helping the color advance and not set me back.