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

[QuailHollow]

Yeah, he's about 3 years old now. Been around long enough to know he can act like a punk and get away with it.

I've shown him a few times and he does well. The judges say they like his spunk. haha.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Laura Lee,

yes as was mentioned, most of my d'anvers also hatch on day 20 instead of the normal 21.
I have so many staggered hatches going all the time that I honestly turn til the day before they hatch. Some times if they are in small incubators all mixed in with other hatches I just pull them as they pip.
But yes day 18 or so will be fine seeing how you know exactly what you have there. I was just stating this to show you there's no real right or wrong time to stop.

Also as was mentioned, hatch time is effected by temps too. 1/2 degree cold they hatch a day late, 1/2 hot they hatch a day early. I keep all mine at 100 degrees, so this is why mine tend to hatch on day 20.




JJ,


I intend to get some of the goldnecks up hopefully tomorrow. I did look over everyone good today and they still need a week or so to finish out their new feathers. They are all done with the molt, but not full feathered back just yet, some of the tails are a bit short and all still.
Want to wait til they are done for this big pic taking project as they will be going on the website too. Will try to get a few just to wet the appetite though.


Quail hollow,

that is a mighty fine looking roo...in classic "I'm gonna kill you " attack mode



Bantam Username

Hate to hear they are rare there in general. Not sure what your import laws are there, but Germany is LOADED with d'anvers. They have them by the truck load and in every color under the sun. There is a huge German d'anver club also, you might want to check into getting some from there if the laws arent too bad on importing.
and yes, your boys should be just fine til next spring. When raised together, they feel equal to their pen mates, very seldom will you have issues as long as they stay together. Now if you separate them, then put the sebright back in later with him, yes it would be an all out war with the sebright most likely coming up short, I have never seen one of them even try to fight, they are a very gentle breed for sure.

 

[Bantam Username]

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I meant, taking the girls away from the boys, not seperating the boys. Lol. Will they be ok with just the 2 girls between them until I hatch more was what I meant, or will the girl to boy ratio be too much of an issue, being 2 and 2?

 

[Bantam Username]

Meep from above......

From the side...

Side head shot....

front shot...

That enough pics for you guys to tell?

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

oh, no shouldnt be an issue. Just keep an eye on them, if they start riding them too much you'll be able to tell. If the girls start to loose feathers, just seperate them then, otherwise, I think you will be fine.

The silver does have back lacing like a pullet would, but also seems to have a white thraot and wing bow. Watch the necj and shoulder areas as they start to feather up, if they turn white too, it's still a boy.

 

[chicken boy sam]

BBB, I saw the goldneck pics on your website, absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Can't wait till they're available to the general public!

 

[Backwoods Bntms]

Aubrey, didn't realize you had pics on your website. Checked them out, those are some good looking chickens.

Bantam Username= I am by far not an expert but I have hatched several quail (gold) males this year that would look exactly like your silver if you took a marker and made all the white a brownish gold color, And the comb being that wide says male to me.

jj

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

JJ
You mean all this time you hadnt look at the photobucket link on there HAH there is 250 or better just of d'anvers

Chicken boy

thanks,
yes I just ran out this evening and took a couple quick ones, was trying to laod them here and photo bucket shut down on me like it always does. Will try to get them now

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

OK got them this time.
They too are half way threw getting over their molt so still not in good feather just yet. And are still in a quarantine cage. They were pretty skittish with me being new and that close so they arent the best shots.

Also, the more I look at them, I think I realized how he made them. Pretty dang sure they arent true "GOLDNECKS" with dominate white. They look to actually be splash millie fluers.
Will test breed them over my millies this spring and find out for sure, got a feeling all those babies are going to be blue millie fluers though. Which is cool to me, was working on blue millies any way.

Either way, they look like a goldneck so I like them, will know for sure what their genetic make up is this spring when the first egg hatches!

 

[juliechick]

They are beautiful!