Dominique Thread!

[buffalogal]

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Lacing (as in "silver laced") is a good description; sure there isn't a Wyandotte in the woodpile?

If you get to it, I'd like to see a few plucked feathers as well.

 

[Delight in Dominiques]

Thanks for the answer centrachid. I am more interested in setting the color of this particular hen. The bird has excellent dark under color and throws the gray coloring which I would prefer. Sorry no feather picking. As for the lace like affect I feel attributing factors would be the wide light colored bars covering or overlapping the second dark bar, presenting the look of a lacing or penciling of the dark bars on the tip. Barring is completely down to the under color, with good transitions between the color. To answer the other question: I have no other type of breed on my farm. Hen came from a reliable breeder. Thanks again. John

 

[buffalogal]

John, I'm sorry, I didn't mean any offense, I was only teasing. I can see she isn't a Wyandotte cross. When she molts, maybe you could get pictures of her feathers.

 

[Delight in Dominiques]

No worries, I am not a very good typist, so I try to keep it short, and no offence taken John

 

[jenkassai]

Hi all!

I haven't posted in a while. My girls are all doing great though, and I just moved them into their coop tonight. In my flock of 10 I have three Doms from Meyer Hatchery. I was thinking I might add maybe three more hens next year, and love my Doms so much I think I'm going to stick with the Doms rather than try out the Buckeye which is what I was originally planning. I hear the Buckeyes can be a bit noisier and a little "testier" with everyone and each other. I'm not interested in showing, or breeding yet, but want to get some nice Doms and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good breeder in Ohio? I am hoping to go to the Ohio National this year, so maybe can meet some breeders there, but don't think I know enough yet to recognize good quality when I see it, and want someone with a reputation for healthy birds

Can anyone point me in a good direction?

Thanks!

 

[Delight in Dominiques]

Centrachid, I was searching thur the web for poultry genetics and ran across a site that I remember you posted interest in a while back

http://www.rosecomb.com/federation/articles/infertility.html

literature cited at end of page, with a interesting hypothesis of sperm metabolism and motility of the rosecomb breeds.

John

 

[NYREDS]

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Mike Stichler
1120 St Rt 603
Greenwich, Ohio 44837

He'll be at the Ohio National, he's a show official.

 

[extraordinaryfowl]

As stated above, Mike Stichler, who is probably the most widely known breeder in Ohio. Most strains I have come across contain blood from Stichler birds at some point, in fact most all of my birds have Stichler in them.

Just a note - it depends on what you like and if your going to be breeding them or not, but Mike Stichler's birds (in my opinion) are a little heavier built then I personally like - But don't get me wrong, they are still superior stock, it just depends on what YOU are looking for. The sire to one of my pens of hens is an extremely good-looking Stichler rooster, and the hens are very nice and in that pen out of 4 they lay 3 eggs a day consistently in fall and spring.

Anyhow, good luck and enjoy this great breed!

 

[KenK]

This looked like a great photo on my phone. Alas, not so much.

 

[buffalogal]

It's still a neat photo, just an impressionistic version.