Dominique Thread!

[EastNashChick]

Love this conversation! I am interested to learn new information regarding the Dominiques history. I enclosed a photo of one if my girls as we hadn't had any in awhile. Please lost yours.

 

[centrarchid]

I'm sure all heritage breeds were extracted from original landrace chickens so anything is possible in a breed's history which explains the straight combs and rose combs originallly found in Doms.  Even today a breeder will be surprised by an unexpected straight comb in a Dom chick.  I believe somewhere at the turn of last century there was a dispute between Dom breeders as to whether it should have straight combs or rose combs and the straight comb group approached APA to standardize their group with straight combs which became the Barred Rocks and that left the remaining Dom group to APA register their Doms as a separate breed with rose combs.  However in research I was learning that the BRs were infused with Malay, Game and other birds to increase their dual purpose function which made them a bigger non-brooding bird than the Doms.  To this day the Doms remain on the lighter-weight side with a more consistent temperament than the BRs.  I've had both and prefer the consistent temperament and self-sufficient Doms over the bigger and less feed-efficient BRs.  There's nothing wrong with dual purpose if that is your goal for utility purposes but we keep our hens as pets and for a few eggs and don't mind when nature takes its course to let the hens go broody to get a rest from laying eggs.  Silly maybe but it suits us and we continue keeping breeds that will not go extinct because man has bred out their ability to raise their own young.  There is a breed to meet every fancy and that is what is so unique about breeding chickens.

Drop the Game part when it comes to reducing the broodiness in BR's. The Game part would increase broodiness. In order for my Dom hens to get into breeding pens, they have to demonstrate the capacity for broodiness in their second year and come of with a brood of chicks with that effort. This means my hens must be three years old before they can contribute to my breeding efforts. The utility of of broodiness is not lost on me. My post in this thread are solid evidence of that.

 

[EastNashChick]

Great convo everyone! I love hearing about the history! Here's a photo of my Loretta saying, " what in the world are you doing in my nesting box?"

 

[EastNashChick]

And another of her just posing on the covered coop!

 

[EastNashChick]

Great convo everyone! I love hearing about the history! Here's a photo of my Loretta saying, " what in the world are you doing in my nesting box?"

 

[THeelChickinKY]

@EastNashChick
Beautiful girl! Thanks for posting the cute pictures. Dominiques in particular look so pretty against the snow, I think.

 

[ThatFarmerChick]

Keep the picks coming. I am waiting on my new babies to hatch. I will send picks next week.

 

[EastNashChick]

@EastNashChick
Beautiful girl! Thanks for posting the cute


pictures. Dominiques in particular look so pretty against the snow, I think.

@EastNashChick
Beautiful girl! Thanks for posting the cute pictures. Dominiques in particular look so pretty against the snow, I think.

Thanks THeelChickinKY !

 

[Alaskan]

my rooster... I am NOT trilled with him..... but he is the best I have

 

[EastNashChick]

my rooster... I am NOT trilled with him..... but he is the best I have

He has amazing confirmation! Does he have a good personality? Also, did he kill that Moose?