Critique this belgian d'uccle?

[pilatik]

Can some of you all critique this little belgian d'uccle for me? I would eventually like to be able to breed some of these guys, but don't have a great sense of what the breed standards for d'uccles look like in practice. How do you all think she matches up to the breed SOP, and what kinds of things would put her more in pet category vs show quality category?

She's about 3 months old -- I'm assuming more of her coloring will come in as she gets older.

 

[Cyprus]

Can you get a good picture of her feet feathering and the color of her underfluff?
I breed and raise D'Uccles for show.

 

[Table4Six]

@Cyprus definitely knows more than I do, but, yes, her coloring will come in much more as she gets older. Probably somewhat like this, except the black variation, instead of blue: (please note: I do not know if my bird is show quality.)

 

[Cyprus]

Her base color looks like it is coming in very well
Her flecking is also very nice. I would like to see more spread of tail and longer vulture hocks.
Her beard is perfect, hackle is nice and full.
She doesn't have as much of a swoop/saddle to her back as I would like to see.

 

[Cyprus]

How many points does she have on her comb?

 

[Table4Six]

How many points does she have on her comb?

Is blue Mille Fleur a registered color?

 

[Cyprus]

Is blue Mille Fleur a registered color?

No

 

[Table4Six]

No

That's what I figured.

 

[Cyprus]

That's what I figured.

In other regards, though, your hen is pretty good. Her biggest faults arennot enough bulk in the hackle and not enough spread of her tail.

 

[Table4Six]

In other regards, though, your hen is pretty good. Her biggest faults arennot enough bulk in the hackle and not enough spread of her tail.

Thanks. I've always thought she was a beautiful little chicken, such a sweet personality too. I have a self blue Belgian D'uccle hen also, but I don't think that's a registered color either. Both are 4 and a half years old, and I got them from TSC.