Dominique Thread!

[Gallusfarm]

mr.hutch23 :

I'm considering getting some Dominiques. This is my first foray into chickens and I have some questions about the breed.

1. How cold hardy are Dominiques? We live in northern Vermont and while I intend to build a tight coop, I don't intend to heat it. We spent double digit days below zero last winter.
2. How do they rank on the friendly scale? I have a two year old boy that I hope will spend some time "helping" with and learning about the flock.
3. How much space do Dominiques need to take advantage of their foraging ability? I have an acre fenced in, but I'm concerned about my dogs killing/chasing my birds so I was going to build them(poultry) a decent sized run.

Thanks for your time.

Hi and

I think for your area, Dominiques will be a great choice. I agree with Flower, in that I prefer rose comb birds. Less chance of frost bite in the winter... As far ans friendliness, it can vary greatly, from strain to strain, to bird to bird. But we have had some very sweet pullets, and roos for that matter. There are the occasionaly flighty ones here and there...

They love to forage, but one of the things I keep reading about them is that they bear confinement well. So I think you'llbe fine with a decent sized run. Our dogs have killed a few chickens, and it can be heartbreaking...

Anyway, good luck to you!​

 

[Gallusfarm]

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She is stunning. It's great to see them in shows, first of all, and even greater to place well! Thanks so much for the pic!

 

[Gallusfarm]

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I agree Kyhen!

p.s. How are your chicks doing? Got any pics?

 

[centrarchid]

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Flower,

I have a single dominique strain from the western U.S. (New Mexico). They look very different for my remaining strains. Where did you get your birds? Have you attempted to show them?

 

[flower]

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Flower,

I have a single dominique strain from the western U.S. (New Mexico). They look very different for my remaining strains. Where did you get your birds? Have you attempted to show them?

I read this entire thread over the week-end.

My birds are hatchery birds from Minnesota. Good but not special and no I am not up for showing. I bought from hatchery because I was having trouble with hatching failures from shipped birds. My own eggs worked OK but anything shipped was a problem. I tried over a doz. Dominique eggs from MandyH in Mississippi. They were mostly fertile and fully developed. But I stopped the incubation too soon I think because of the other eggs which had not developed at all. PM MandyH she is very nice and has posted in the thread toward the front. That is if you want to see more pictures because she has been keeping Dominiques for a bit. I may order some later when I have a hen go broody

 

[western edge]

having trouble downloading photos

 

[flower]

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Wyandotte ? but you can delete this from your uploads. Go to the bottom right hand corner to click up loads. And then reload correct picture. You can also re upload this picture to post it to the correct thread.

 

[flower]

OK so you did. After you mess with the program you will be better at uploads. It is tricky at first.

 

[western edge]

No, thats a rc rhode island red pullet. the trouble is with my uploads from my computer. no matter which picture i click on and submit, it comes up with an already uploaded image. Trying to work it out cause i got some nice dominique pullets.

 

[Kyhen]

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