Dominique Thread!

[centrarchid]

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He is pretty but not so smart. He may fleshout too large as well. Neither parent repressents line so inclined for large size.

 

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He is pretty but not so smart. He may fleshout too large as well. Neither parent repressents line so inclined for large size.

My Dom was meaner than a snake and I culled him and kept my old RIR roo. Best thing I did.

 

[centrarchid]

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He is pretty but not so smart. He may fleshout too large as well. Neither parent repressents line so inclined for large size.

My Dom was meaner than a snake and I culled him and kept my old RIR roo. Best thing I did.

I have never had a mean dom but some very interesting behavioral differences exits between diffferent lines I have. Doms I got from one breeder spend a lot of time fighting with dog. Hens stick wings out and wave them about as they prepare to strike. Other lines not so motivated.

 

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My Dom was meaner than a snake and I culled him and kept my old RIR roo. Best thing I did.

I have never had a mean dom but some very interesting behavioral differences exits between diffferent lines I have. Doms I got from one breeder spend a lot of time fighting with dog. Hens stick wings out and wave them about as they prepare to strike. Other lines not so motivated.

Do you have any Cackle doms?

Some are flighty Ive noticed.....

 

[centrarchid]

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I have never had a mean dom but some very interesting behavioral differences exits between diffferent lines I have. Doms I got from one breeder spend a lot of time fighting with dog. Hens stick wings out and wave them about as they prepare to strike. Other lines not so motivated.

Do you have any Cackle doms?

Some are flighty Ive noticed.....

Yes, I have some Cackle doms.

They, along with some red jungle fowl were referred to as my Cackle gang. The gang was free ranged until recently. Some flighty, some not. Flightiness seems a function of handling experience. If not for leadership of another sub-flock (a.k.a. Gang of Four) made up of two games and another line of doms, the Cackle Gang would not have ventured far from the feeders. They also appear to be maturing into my smallest line in terms of weight. They look very different from a line acquired from Privett Hatchery which is much darker and has a slower feathering gene exhibited in males males.

 

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Are those the broody ones?

My Doms a little less than half are small BUT they are gaining weight back. I hope by October they will be filled out more. I may cull a few if not. I like framy chickens regardless of the SOP.

 

[centrarchid]

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Cackle birds running a bit smaller in terms of frame and weight but filled out very well. Weight variations (loss) of very short duration. Brooding hens tend to be lightest birds in flock but only a few days required to restore weight following weaning of chicks. Another weight loss event occurs in early winter during first cold snap / snow when birds reluctant to leave roost and go to feeding station. Weight loss short-term and they feed back up very quickly. Doms as a whole may not be a resistant to worminess as I would like which might be made worse when they feed in close proximity to their droppings. That may be hurting some of my birds weight gain and increasing feed requirments. Games and red jungle fowl put weight on nicely.

 

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I think they probably will they seem to be and for once they are all laying. Thats why I culled that one hen. She wasnt moving to the same beat her sisters were.

 

[centrarchid]

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Will you be setting up a long term breeding effort for doms?

 

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Will you be setting up a long term breeding effort for doms?

No Im building up a homestead flock. I culled that bird because her traits were not desirable as a SS bird. Ive got 13 Doms now, 1 HUGMONGOUS RIR X Roo, 3 Australorp Hens. Im adding 2 or 3 Aussie hens and 12 Buff Orps. Im trying to integrate them together for a hardy, broody, meaty, and egg layers. Im creating my Homestead Hybrid.