Dominique Thread!

[Sylvester017]

Domino was being unusually agreeable and wasn't trying to attack me so I got some good pictures of him.
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I LOVE his name!

 

[nekker57]

Beautiful Roo

 

[Alaskan]

Domino was being unusually agreeable and wasn't trying to attack me so I got some good pictures of him.
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Can't remember if you are breeding or not... or just have a backyard flock for fun.

He isn't a good choice for breeding, but of course you also have to work with what you have.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I LOVE his name!

Beautiful Roo

Thanks!

Can't remember if you are breeding or not... or just have a backyard flock for fun.

He isn't a good choice for breeding, but of course you also have to work with what you have.

I don't breed dominiques, but I do occasionally mix breeds. I completely agree with you, aggressiveness should definitely be kept out of the gene pool.

 

[Alaskan]

Thanks!

I don't breed dominiques, but I do occasionally mix breeds. I completely agree with you, aggressiveness should definitely be kept out of the gene pool.

Oh no... or...

I do strongly think that aggressiveness should not be bred, or at least only bred carefully.

But I meant that he is not a good choice in regards to stance, form, tail set, leg color, or comb.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Oh no... or...

I do strongly think that aggressiveness should not be bred, or at least only bred carefully.

But I meant that he is not a good choice in regards to stance, form, tail set, leg color, or comb.

Oh, sorry, thought you meant his temperament. He's a hatchery roo, so I wouldn't expect him to be anywhere near show quality. I do like the look of the breed, though, even my poor quality roo.

 

[Alaskan]

It is harder to get a good show quality bird from a hatchery, but not impossible.

My old dom rooster is from a hatchery and he has truly the best temperament. His SOP points aren't too bad. Bad leg color, but good feather color and pattern, excellent body form/shape but a bit too heavy. He is heterozygous for rose comb, so a bit meaty up there with the head gear.... but overall nice.

 

[Sylvester017]

I got 2 nice hatchery hens -- one has lighter silver coloring while the other has nicely aligned compact comb w/few ridges -- both have a nice U-shape stance and leaders/spikes. What a miracle it would be to have that all in ONE bird, eh? But I don't breed and so am happy my Dom girls came out better than I expected from Privett Hatchery chicks.

 

[Delight in Dominiques]

A young Dominique cockerel with great type gets on champion row at the Ohio National with Reserve American in a class of 299.

 

[Leahs Mom]

@Delight in Dominiques
Do you know whose bird he is?