Dominique Thread!

[THeelChickinKY]

Sorry for the delay, JulesChicks! Yes, mine are from Nantahala. My eggs are definitely not brown, sorry. But, they are beautiful, I think, with a lovely pinkish tone that the SFH eggs do not have. They also often have a speckling, too. I would not call them cream, but maybe pinkish beige? I will post a pic when I can - both the Doms and the SFHs have been pretty slack this month; I don't think they have fully come back from molt!

 

[blueclip]

So I got my first eggs from my doms a few weeks ago and just like everyone said, they are fairly small (although not as small as I was expecting). Will they eventually get larger? Some sites say that doms lay large eggs while others say they lay medium. As a general measure, can doms ever lay eggs that are the size of store bought large grade A eggs?

 

[JacobandMeagan]

My new Doms! They are almost 8 weeks old. I'm not sure about the sex. Hopefully all three are pullets, or at least 2 of them

 

[abbevilleoz]

My new Doms! They are almost 8 weeks old. I'm not sure about the sex. Hopefully all three are pullets, or at least 2 of them

I think you have a trio, but I think it's two Roos and a hen. Hope I'm wrong. They look very hardy and healthy.

 

[blueclip]

All males.

 

[abbevilleoz]

All males.

I was holding out for the one on the bottom

 

[Alaskan]

The one on the bottom, is I think, darker than the other two.

Darker equals female... Hard to tell in the photo.

 

[blueclip]

That's one of the many things that I love about the Doms is that you can tell the sexes apart easily. When the white barring is wider than the black than it is a roo. Opposite goes for hens. I'm not an expert but I know enough to know that all three of yours are cockerels. Keep them until they grow up and keep the one you like, he'll make a great protector for your flock. Just be sure to get rid of the bad-tempered ones no matter how good looking they are. I kept Koko my 6 month old dom rooster based on looks and he's not what you would call a people person, not to mention he's food aggressive to his hens when its time to eat.

 

[EastNashChick]

So I got my first eggs from my doms a few weeks ago and just like everyone said, they are fairly small (although not as small as I was expecting). Will they eventually get larger? Some sites say that doms lay large eggs while others say they lay medium. As a general measure, can doms ever lay eggs that are the size of store bought large grade A eggs?

I can only speak for mine, but at their largest
they are smaller than large grade A eggs. They are the best laying breed in my flock however.

 

[MeeMa Brown]

My gal, Eleanor, lays a 2" length, 1oz. Light tan with pinkish blush. An occasional larger but mdaily by 10:30 a.m.