d'anver lovers,discuss the breed and post some pics!

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Oh yeah, I remember her now

 

[speckledhen]

I will plug your birds here and say that they have beautiful coloring and excellent conformation. My originals threw beautiful youngsters, who are now throwing, in turn, gorgeous D'Anvers. If I was showing, I would have shown Spike. He is amazing, IMO. Some judges might not love his lighter chest color, but no one could fault him in conformation. His bull chest, coloring, beard, upright stance, tail arch, are all so great. And, of course, I love his personality, as you know. He's my buddy.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Thanks Cynthia!!

 

[speckledhen]

No thanks needed. The birds speak for themselves. Even little Jenny and her slightly larger sister we ended up just calling "Sissy", after suffering from the worst case of cocci I've ever seen here and with Jenny coming close to dying, have about caught up in size, have gorgeous full beards, beautiful coloring and are both laying, neither having any trouble doing so. They come from good, solid stock.

Though I have my issues with the little roosters of the breed on occasion, the hens more than make up for their men-folk in the temperament department. They are the sweetest imaginable, sweetest I've ever owned, and I've had some real pets around here before they arrived. They are very structured in their enforcement of the pecking order with other birds, but I'd never fault them for that. In fact, I love seeing teensy Carly, my smallest hen, be "large and in charge" with every other hen and all the cockerels. But then, she's right there, tugging on my pants leg to be picked up and held afterward.

 

[kendradillon]

On December 27, I lost my beautiful cheeks to a hawk :,(

 

[Backwoods Bntms]

Sorry to hear about Cheeks.

 

[Cetawin]

I am so sorry about Cheeks. Hawks and I have battled this year too. Lost a duck had two others attacked and had a "me in hand to talon mortal combat with live hawk" tournament. We both lost but man that hawk and I were kicking each other's butts.

Aubrey...ummm do you do variety packs on eggs? Like a mix and match? I need new recruits for my coch'anver project and my KLF endeavor. Like a mix of Buff, Khaki with some Cuckoo and Black and White Mottled or Silver Quail in there.

Also speaking of KLF *ahem*



JJ....did you notice your last package came WITHOUT any KLF spores on it? There is a reason....which is of course ... blackmail!

As long as Cynthia and I (shipped to Cynthia is fine) get some standard Brahma eggs from you to hatch I shall not be sending more KLF spores. HOWEVER, should you fail to produce said eggs then you sir shall get several packages infested with DOUBLE KLF spores. Just thought you'd like to know ahead of time.

 

[kendradillon]

Thankyou. It was bad. I had just been out their n I turned around n bam! He had her on the other side of the house. Her partner is a special d'anver. She saw it all. She's been in the house with us now. The pic of the black hen is the survivor Muffy

 

[speckledhen]

I'm so sorry. It can happen in the blink of an eye, that's for sure.

 

[Cetawin]

It happens so fast and hawks can be brazen! The one I got into a physical tangle with came down in a dive after my girls and went right over my head and shoulder...low enough that I grabbed the hawk out of the air.....then the battle began because I was not letting the hawk get my birds and the hawk was trying to have me instead.