Dominique Thread!

[mermaids]

Is this what their combs are supposed to look like? Two of my girls' combs are growing like this. The other two still have a bit of growing left. Hatchery chicks from mid-April.

 

[Alaskan]

That is a very large rose comb, I like them smaller and more compact... But it is a rose comb.

There is the chance that the reason the rose comb is so large is because she only has one rose comb gene not two.

 

[blueclip]

Speaking of rosecombs, some of my dominique pullets have a hollow spot where their "spike" should be. Is this a bad thing?

 

[Alaskan]

Well.... That sounds not to SOP....

They are supposed to have a cute little spike on the end.

Like this girl. She has a good comb, but her tail isn't the best..

 

[Faraday40]

Remember this little chick who hatched July 5th?






Here she is today:



She's very calm & wants to be held all the time.

 

[centrarchid]

Looks to be juvenile now. Also looks interested in flying up to you.

 

[Faraday40]

Yes, She was the only one that hatched (shipped eggs

) She imprinted on us.

My DD wanted a Dominque for 2 years, but they're not common here. My broody had her own chicks & didn't allow us to add another, so we had to take a wild broody-hatched chick to raise as a companion. Her buddy is a Sebright pullet. The sebright always flies up to my arm, so the Dominque soon follows. It's our 1st time with flying chickens. (Mostly orps here. They don't leave the ground.)

 

[Alaskan]

She is very pretty! Nice looking comb too.

 

[MeeMa Brown]

Picture of Two months old Dominique named Eleanor Roosevelt. A first lady for our White House (coop) She's quiet and resists being picked up the she settles down fine for a couple minutes. Haven't had dedicated time to work with her.

 

[Alaskan]

Looks like she is growing nicely!