Dominique Thread!

[Bantamlover1234]

I absolutely adore that U-shaped back on the hens and cocks.  Even the old time turn-of-the-century photos show that beautiful type.  I loved the Langshans for that U-back until I noticed the more personable and useful American Doms had that gorgeous shape!

I used to have langshans too...but they didn't lay well and ended up dying off....poor birdies

 

[Sylvester017]

I used to have langshans too...but they didn't lay well and ended up dying off....poor birdies

That's sad. I understand the Langshans are sweet birds but I guess next to the outgoing curious Doms they'd seem a bit boring by comparison. I didn't go with Langshans because they seemed like a big breed and I happen to like under 5-lb breeds - more economical on the feed bill and usually are gentle natured. We loved our Dom for the short time she was with us - Mother Nature took her home.

We're trying a couple Breda next Spring for white eggs. I'm trying a non-broody breed since I went nuts with broodies last year - 2 Silkies and a broody Buff Leghorn who all layed pink eggs! Doms can go broody so I passed on getting them to try the docile non-broody Breda. Beautiful breed and funny-looking at the same time - they almost don't look like chickens. We had to re-home our two assertive Leghorns and only have two gentle Silkies and a submissive Blue Wheaten Ameraucana left. We're hoping the Breda will be a gentle addition to the flock.

Every two years we add a couple of layer hens. After the Breda trial our next girl/s will be Doms again.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

We're trying a couple Breda next Spring for white eggs.

Privett Hatchery and a few others have California Grays. They aren't an APA breed, but they are a well behaved, non aggressive, non-broody white egg layer.

 

[Bantamlover1234]

That's sad.  I understand the Langshans are sweet birds but I guess next to the outgoing curious Doms they'd seem a bit boring by comparison.  I didn't go with Langshans because they seemed like a big breed and I happen to like under 5-lb breeds - more economical on the feed bill and usually are gentle natured.  We loved our Dom for the short time she was with us - Mother Nature took her home. 

We're trying a couple Breda next Spring for white eggs.  I'm trying a non-broody breed since I went nuts with broodies last year - 2 Silkies and a broody Buff Leghorn who all layed pink eggs!  Doms can go broody so I passed on getting them to try the docile non-broody Breda. Beautiful breed and funny-looking at the same time - they almost don't look like chickens.  We had to re-home our two assertive Leghorns and only have two gentle Silkies and a submissive Blue Wheaten Ameraucana left.  We're hoping the Breda will be a gentle addition to the flock.

Every two years we add a couple of layer hens.  After the Breda trial our next girl/s will be Doms again.

Aww poor dominique

I agree with the langshans, actually. The problem I had with mine was that she didn't lay eggs very often and when she did, there was problems with the shells... And the rooster randomly died of a unknown cause...

Yeah, my dominique Pepper went broody last year, she hatched a layer mutt chick that died of an unknown cause as well- although we believe it may have been the guineas we had- a shame that the chick had to die that way- was hoping to test how well it laid eggs and start a project...

That's a pic of Pepper the dominique and Cheerio the Orpington

 

[lazy gardener]

Awesome names for those 2 birds!

 

[lazy gardener]

Hubby and I just finished replacing the screen to the back door a couple of weeks ago. We put a piece of 12" aluminum at the bottom of the screen to keep the cats from reaching up and snagging the screen with their claws. So far, it's worked. Just now, I was sitting at the computer, beside the back door, and out of my peripheral vision, I see movement at the screen, then, a sharp object snagging the screen above the aluminum... Drat, that cat is now jumping up AT the screen, so I get up to give him some advice about his current behavior, look out the back door, to stare into the eyes of one of the Dom pullets as she's getting ready to take an other lunge at the screen. Foolish bird. She's obviously feeling a sense of entitlement regarding the back deck now.

 

[Bantamlover1234]

[COLOR=333333]Hubby and I just finished replacing the screen to the back door a couple of weeks ago.  We put a piece of 12" aluminum at the bottom of the screen to keep the cats from reaching up and snagging the screen with their claws.  So far, it's worked.  Just now, I was sitting at the computer, beside the back door, and out of my peripheral vision, I see movement at the screen, then, a sharp object snagging the screen above the aluminum... Drat, that cat is now jumping up AT the screen, so I get up to give him some advice about his current behavior, look out the back door, to stare into the eyes of one of the Dom pullets as she's getting ready to take an other lunge at the screen.  Foolish bird.  She's obviously feeling a sense of entitlement regarding the back deck now.[/COLOR]:/

Lol naughty bird

And thanks for complimenting the names

 

[dominique man]

Here are some pictures of my Dominique

 

[ShadyGroveFarm1]

Hi, I'm thinking about getting 2 Dominique hens soon. My mom saw somewhere that they were rare breed, are they? Also, if they are a rare breed we might try breeding them, so another question is how nice are the roosters?. I know a lot of it depends on the certain rooster, but I do know that some breeds are more aggressive than others.

 

[gootziecat]

ShadyGroveFarm1, you have asked a fair question. I would also like to hear some honest answers from the owners/breeders of this thread. There seems to be a diversified experience with the Doms, depending on where they originated and who has been breeding them over a period of time, as well as the breeder's standard in that department.