Dominique Thread!

[lazy gardener]

She was fine this morning. No worries.

 

[topdog24]

She was fine this morning. No worries.

Chickens will eat as long as they are awake because first and foremost they are forager's, like their ancestors, jungle fowl, once they start laying, scratch will interfere with egg laying because it doesn't contain the nutrients that are required for making eggs, laying hens should be on about 85% layer feed and 15% scratch and greens combined. a well balanced regulated diet and clean fresh water is a must for quality bird health.

 

[Sylvester017]

She was fine this morning. No worries.

It was good you keep a watch on your girls. Sometimes if a chicken is "off" and doesn't change within 24 hours I go to the vet. 9 times out of 10 the chicken is okay after 24 hours but if there's no change in 24 hours then I schedule an appt w/my vet. Small pets succumb to maladies quickly compared to we larger humans so a 24-hour period of suffering for a chicken is equivalent to a week's time in humans so quick action is my motto with small animals.

So glad your girl is okay and shame on her for giving you a scare! My glutonous Silkie scared me the first time I saw her bulging crop - she's always been my problem child and cost me nearly $400 in vet bills this last year. Another OCD thing she does is scratch so hard in the nestbox that she pulls out her toenails and bleeds so we had to line all the boxes with plexiglass so she doesn't snag her nails on the wood bottoms. It was slippery for the other chickens to get used to the smooth nestbox bottoms but they all do well in them now if we use lots of straw.

 

[WendyF]

She was fine this morning.  No worries.

So glad she is ok!

 

[WendyF]

It was good you keep a watch on your girls.  Sometimes if a chicken is "off" and doesn't change within 24 hours I go to the vet.  9 times out of 10 the chicken is okay after 24 hours but if there's no change in 24 hours then I schedule an appt w/my vet.  Small pets succumb to maladies quickly compared to we larger humans so a 24-hour period of suffering for a chicken is equivalent to a week's time in humans so quick action is my motto with small animals.

So glad your girl is okay and shame on her for giving you a scare!  My glutonous Silkie scared me the first time I saw her bulging crop - she's always been my problem child and cost me nearly $400 in vet bills this last year.  Another OCD thing she does is scratch so hard in the nestbox that she pulls out her toenails and bleeds so we had to line all the boxes with plexiglass so she doesn't snag her nails on the wood bottoms.  It was slippery for the other chickens to get used to the smooth nestbox bottoms but they all do well in them now if we use lots of straw.

LOL I think your chickens must live in hen heaven on earth! They are well loved, for sure .

 

[lazy gardener]

I now have 2/3 dom eggs almost daily, like clockwork. Have 2 RCBL laying infrequently. One of them dropped an egg in the run. Of the new layers, the Pioneer and the Sex-link green eggers are the most reliable. If I have any one who is likely to go broody, I think it will be the Pioneer. She's bottom of the pecking order, a big gal. Could cover a LOT of eggs, and boy, does she love that nest box. She's such an unassuming thing, lays a nice big dark brown egg. I'm glad I let her stay, even if she is a chow hound.

 

[Sylvester017]

LOL I think your chickens must live in hen heaven on earth! They are well loved, for sure

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Astute of you to notice as I am sure it takes a lovely one to notice!

 

[ashleylancaster]

This is my Dom Roo hes around 2 years old. I was wondering what his breeding Quality is? (color, comb ext.) I have several chicks off of him TIA for all the help

 

[ashleylancaster]

He's not aggressive at all He will get close but doesn't like to be touched/petted.

 

[Alaskan]

@ashleylancaster

He isn't terrible, and he isn't great.

He has a completely clear beak (no black wash) which is wonderful.

His wattles are a bit large, but nice and smooth, which is good.

His comb has more longer fingers than I like (but I really like the comb on the tiny side), but I can't see how the middle of his comb looks.

I would like like him to be a tiny bit lighter in color..but that is my preference.

His tail looks to be a straight up 90degree angle, but that could just be because he is missing some tail feathers...it might go down to a 45degree angle (the goal with a Dominique rooster tail) with all of the feathers in.