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

[DwayneNLiz]

Yeah, those D'Anver males can think they're all that and a box of cracker jacks. Aubrey goes pitbull if I bring a camera or a phone around him. His son, Spike, is not as well, dumb, as Aubrey is. Spike will fly to my arm if he thinks I have food in my hand, but if I don't get scratch out of the jar fast enough, he'll nip me to hurry me along. I've had some really mean ones-all the nasty one were named Rusty. I had a really terrible one out of the original batch and he was Rusty. Then there was Rusty ll and Rusty lll, etc. Aubrey used to be meaner than he is now, but he's mellowed a tad in his older years-not much, but some. He still is dumber than a box of rocks. Spike is quite a bit smarter than dear old dad-must get that from mama.

my daughter got pecked by my roo, he got my arm the other day when i caught him for the state vet, i am thinking about putting a price tag on the pair, but i love my little girl she is super sweet
but i only have the two, and i am not sure she is even laying, ive seen him get frisky with her but i dont know if she is laying

 

[speckledhen]

my daughter got pecked by my roo, he got my arm the other day when i caught him for the state vet, i am thinking about putting a price tag on the pair, but i love my little girl she is super sweet
but i only have the two, and i am not sure she is even laying, ive seen him get frisky with her but i dont know if she is laying

That's the thing about this breed. The hens are so different than their counterparts.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

That's the thing about this breed. The hens are so different than their counterparts.

i would like to hatch some eggs and get a new roo and eventually breed them maybe
but i am thinking that polish may be a better option because they are more popular, havent decided yet

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Stupid question, are D'anvers late bloomers??

 

[Alaskan]

Late bloomers in what regard?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Late bloomers in what regard?

age to laying

 

[joydix]

i seem to remeber mine were little late...6-7 mos. but i can't be sure. They both lay an small nicely shaped egg in off white. nicely shaped meaning not overly oblong really, nicely rounded on one end. with a bit of a shine to it..

 

[Alaskan]

It is past the solstice... So every breed will be a bit slower at this time.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Thanks!!

 

[speckledhen]

age to laying

I am not 100% sure of my memory but I think they all laid before 30 weeks of age. However, D'Anvers are not winter layers, generally. Most quit from October to February-March or so. Mine are terrible layers. Most of my hens are 5+ years old and just plain do not lay at all. Two haven't in literally years. My youngest is 3 years old and may have laid for her first year. She quit entirely after that. About a year ago, my best layer and broody, Aimee, produced a handful of eggs and her daughter, Mina, who is about 5 years old herself, laid 2-3 eggs. No one else has in maybe two years. Most of the time, if Aimee is in a laying spurt, she goes broody, but this last time, she didn't even do that.

I love them, they are awesome little birds, but I have plenty of pets that do lay so will let them die out and not have more. They are gorgeous, to me, one of the most beautiful bantam breeds, especially the colors I have, the mille fleur and porcelain, and they do well in heat and cold both. If they'd just lay even enough between the five hens to get up one bunch of hatching eggs occasionally for someone, it would be okay, but unfortunately, mine don't. I am grateful to have the experience with them, though. They were my one chosen bantam breed.