Dominique Thread!

[insanity]

I know 1 and 2 are both single combed butt were sold as doms. I was thinking maybe cross breeds.

 

[DraigAthar]

#1 is definitely a rooster. #2 actually has me suspicious, the comb and wattles are so close to #1 I almost want to say male as well. But the darker feather color suggests female. Or it could be a cross-bred male. Or it could be a hen that is just maturing quickly. But #3 is a sweet little girl. Those are my guesses anyway.

 

[fowlmouthgirls]

My 3 week old, Domino.

 

[DraigAthar]

Just a few pics of this year's chicks:

14 weeks:



18 weeks:


12 weeks:


9 weeks:

 

[Kennas Mom10]

One of my Dom/RIR hens quit laying after we put our roosters in the freezer. Anybody have any thoughts on this? I know which one it is (there are only 2). They are both 7 months old. These are our first chickens so we are newbies.

 

[Alaskan]

I am having problems finding breeders. Most of the hatcheries carry Dominique, but are any of those a decent quality?

 

[Alaskan]

Oh, I have found that the laying ability of the Dominique, as well as their egg size, varies greatly.

Does anyone have a list of the various breeders and hatcheries and how the different lines compare?

I am most interested in
1. Close to Show quality, especially the proper Dominique body

2. Egg production and size

3. Roosters that don't like attacking people

I greatly appreciate it!

Thanks

 

[WallTenters]

Are you a member of the Dominique Club of America yet? We publish a breeder's directory and very informative newsletters. I would not suggest going through a hatchery for Dominiques, some have decent lines (they drop ship from good breeders, usually) others have very poor representatives of the breed. And not all breeders have good stock either I have seen eggs advertised on here and on ebay where the parent stock looked terrible.

 

[graybeard]

Some have told me BR and others say Dom. What do y'all think? I'm new and don't know what kind of comb she has. This chick is 7 1/2 weeks old.

 

[WallTenters]

That is a rose comb - looks like a Dominique more than a barred rock (barred rock would have single comb - think of the kellog's bird).