Dominique Thread!

[Zaxby's2]

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Well it looks like he's only about six weeks old, and a boy. Dominiques make beautiful roosters though so congrats!

 

[oldcluck]

Thought I would share too. These are my cackle hatchery dominiques at 5 weeks old. They are now at 6 weeks. 5 were also from hatching eggs i bought from kentucky.
I felt lucky as from 15 strait run chicks it looks like i only have 5 cockerels.

 

[tasha82]

Zaxby's2 :

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Well it looks like he's only about six weeks old, and a boy. Dominiques make beautiful roosters though so congrats!

your not aloud to say that haha,(about it being a male)ive had zeebs coming up to 3weeks on saturday.,shes/hes just abit smaller then my copper marans and rhode island red.and theyre about 13/15weeks.xx​

 

[Gallusfarm]

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Nice! Is he a Hyman bird? Looking very much like this

photo taken form http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Old_Photos_and_Artwork.html

 

[Gallusfarm]

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These are nice. What are they drinking there - cherries with ice? Looks good!

 

[centrarchid]

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No, he is 1/2 Voter and >1/4 from a dual purpose production strain that threw birds that could compete at show and <1/4 Cackle hatchery. The dual purpose x Cackle Hatchery is backcrossed / linebred to rooster of the dual purpose strain and if I have story right he could place at show. The dual purpose production may have considerable Voter influence but unable to say with certainty.

My cockerol pictured will close breeding season with Hyman hen and one of his half sisters of similar make-up excepting different Voter mother.


I have a Hyman that looks good on all accounts excepting his comb. I can not get eggs covered by him hatch, regardless of which hen is involved. Friend I got the bird from will let me try again with another male this Fall. The Hymans I have are unsual in their strongly developed habit of fighting dog.

 

[KenK]

For those that use the plastic bandettes to identify their birds; is the size # 11 appropriate for Dominique hens and cocks?

 

[KenK]

I'm curious to know if the Dominique breeders here find sexing chicks by head spot as straight forward as this article purports.
http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Sexing_Dominique_chicks.html

The first batch, of only four, we hatched seemed to be all cockerels but turned out to be two pullets and two cockerels.

The second batch is eight chicks, of a completely different strain. I can't make any determination by looking at the head spots. Again, per the article posted I would assume all eight are cockerels because none really have the small, tight head spot.
These are representative of the largest to smallest head spots.

In my scheme of things it matters not a whit. I have no plans to cull any of these birds until they are well past the age that sex becomes obvious.

I'm just trying to "get it"; on a variety of poultry issues.

 

[oldcluck]

I'm curious to know if the Dominique breeders here find sexing chicks by head spot as straight forward as this article purports.
http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Sexing_Dominique_chicks.html

I think it is highly dependent on the stain you have. on my birds leg color was a much better guide to go by with hens having darker shanks and toes.​

 

[centrarchid]

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I think it is highly dependent on the stain you have. on my birds leg color was a much better guide to go by with hens having darker shanks and toes.

I have been looking at head spot, leg color and leg size. I have multiple strains of dominique not all are easy to sex on head spot alone. I get into real trouble if brooder has multiple strains as what appears to be male for one strain appears female for another.