BYC Café

[SkyAJK]

Aart was a very regular poster on this thread, but she has not been on since about March 20. Nobody has a way to get in touch with her, so we don't know what happened.

I remember Aart, and her avatar.....I hope she is alright and at some point miss everyone in BYC and come back.

 

[LaFleche]

Good morning Cafe and thanks for the coffee.

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Who let that cat in here? Did it pay??

It rather looks like a regular customer with one on the house.

 

[sourland]

Good morning. I'm the first here this morning. Hope that all are well. Coffee awaits your consumption.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafè and thanks for the coffee, George.
I got a headstart on filling the garden beds. The soil is wet, sticky and heavy and I am being conservative to protect my back so it's taking a long time.
And I'm being distracted by peepers.

That little Barnevelder near them is one half of the blister sisters. They are mean little hens! She'd already gone after mom before the chicks hatched. She did give a chick a few curious pecks before mom took them behind the run.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Cafe bought 5 peeps at the feed store all Marans.
3 are still alive in spite of me.

 

[SkyAJK]

Good Morning

I woke up before 4am this morning, had 1 tea, 1 coffee and am getting another tea now. I have been doing so much stuff in the kitchen and still it is not half done, how can there be so much work?

Yesterday I saw online..Gumtree equivalent to Craigslist in the US. It advertised Pure breed Belgium D'Uccle cockerels, it says it is a bantam and I am so so crazy wanting to get just 1 for my flock & for me...I miss and miss so much having a rooster in my flock.

I did some searches online about this breed to find out how big it gets at maturity, there are conflicting information about how much this bird weight. Also some youtube videos say that it crows often, more often than standard size rooster and it is loud.......

Anyone here has a Belgium D'Uccle rooster in their flock that can please help me with this information? How big it grown into and how loud?

Have a lovely day everyone.

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[LaFleche]

Anyone here has a Belgium D'Uccle rooster in their flock that can please help me with this information? How big it grown into and how loud?

Among lots of other fowl, our late neighbour kept 19 bantam roosters, several among them were D'Uccles and they were quite competitive crowing almost all day long ( nights too) extremely loud and shrill.

We were so relieved when over the years one after the other was taken by predators or died on their own and the neighbour finally saw reason and kept a few standard sized roosters.

Although Belgian D'Uccles are very cute, I do not recommend them.

 

[SkyAJK]

Among lots of other fowl, our late neighbour kept 19 bantam roosters, several among them were D'Uccles and they were quite competitive crowing almost all day long ( nights too) extremely loud and shrill.

We were so relieved when over the years one after the other was taken by predators or died on their own and the neighbour finally saw reason and kept a few standard sized roosters.

Although Belgian D'Uccles are very cute, I do not recommend them.

Because they are too loud compare to the standard size? Please do tell me more about this breed.

Edit to say I do not have a rooster in my flock now and crowing excessively will not be tolerated by my neighbours.

 

[LaFleche]

Because they are too loud compare to the standard size? Please do tell me more about this breed.

Yes, their crows were very loud and shrill (ear piercing) compared to other breeds.

I am used to several of my own roosters of different breeds crowing, guinea fowl screeching, dogs barking etc.

And one other important aspect to take into account: their beards, muffs and feathered feet do need quite a lot of extra care.

 

[SkyAJK]

Yes, their crows were very loud and shrill (ear piercing) compared to other breeds.

I am used to several of my own roosters of different breeds crowing, guinea fowl screeching, dogs barking etc.

Thank you. So loud that will have my neighbours very upset.