Dominique Thread!

[vpatt]

Okay I think I know the answer but I'm going to ask anyways:

Six weeks old, roo or roo?

Lol, is that gray on the feet and legs?

 

[TheGeekySheep]

Lol, is that gray on the feet and legs?

Yes, he's got yellow legs with light gray down the front.

 

[vpatt]

Yes, he's got yellow legs with light gray down the front.

I got three young Doms in September ....two of them had gray/black on their legs and one had yellow legs. The yellow legged one is now a man chicken and the other two are girls.

 

[TheGeekySheep]

I got three young Doms in September ....two of them had gray/black on their legs and one had yellow legs. The yellow legged one is now a man chicken and the other two are girls.

I'll keep him for a while longer but I would be shocked if he turned out to be a pullet. He's rocking some serious comb and wattles right now, haha.

 

[Michael Apple]

I'll keep him for a while longer but I would be shocked if he turned out to be a pullet. He's rocking some serious comb and wattles right now, haha.

A good Dominique rooster is hard to beat in appearance and character in my opinion. They aren't as aggressive as Leghorn types I've had, but look out for their hens very well.

 

[TheGeekySheep]

A good Dominique rooster is hard to beat in appearance and character in my opinion. They aren't as aggressive as Leghorn types I've had, but look out for their hens very well.

Oh I agree and I'll find him a good home, I just can't have roosters where I am. I'll probably do another Dominique hatch next year, they're such friendly chicks.

 

[vpatt]

I thought only the girls had dark legs.

And my rooster was singing the egg song this morning....is that really possible? Or am I losong it?

 

[vpatt]

I just read on this site that roosters have a warning call that sounds similar to the egg song. Do you all agree with that?

 

[centrarchid]

I just read on this site that roosters have a warning call that sounds similar to the egg song. Do you all agree with that?

Alarm cackle comes closest to cackle when coming off nest. The wah wah produced as approaching nest does not sound like any alarm calls I am familiar with.

 

[Michael Apple]

Alarm cackle comes closest to cackle when coming off nest. The wah wah produced as approaching nest does not sound like any alarm calls I am familiar with.

Yup. Different call as an alarm. They will mimic the call of a hen laying an egg though.