I am having a lot of embryos failing around pipping stage. This with hen incubation. I hope it is due to extremely wet and relatively cold temperatures during incubation. Game hens coming off in last week giving only 50% hatch and American Dominiques 25% hatch at best. Normally dom's give about 60% hatch and games nearly 90%.
Thank you for the explanation on the whitish legs. My dominique was actually one a mystery pack of 15 brown egg-laying birds that were sent from Meyer Hatchery. Everything else about the bird seems Dominique, but the legs are now (1.5 years in) a very faint yellow...closer to white than yellow. But still with nice barring and a rose comb. Mutt or not, she's still my favorite
Then again, I'm the exact opposite of an expert. Your Dom just looks like mine, and that just makes me think happy thoughts about my Dom, Phineas I hear ya! The Dom in my avatar was my most favorite chicken ever. She is also about the worst example of Dom type you're likely to see, haha. But she was a sweetie and we loved her.
She's right about the type, but I love that this is her favorite. It's not always the prettiest girl who steals your heart.I actually thought the Dom in your avatar was super cute and looks awesome
Mollie appears to be a male.Love my Dom..she is the sweetest out of my 21 chickens. When I get my incubator i plan on hatching Doms first!
Mollie--10 wks
Mike Supak is in Flint Michigan. Has some nice ones, if you're not too far from there.
I posted pics of her at 1 week and at 4 wks and everyone said pullet. I was wondering about the light coloring and the big comb. My luck continues...10 roosters that were all supposed to be pullets.
