Dominique Thread!

[pipAchick]

One on top pic, far left is the wild card..'what' just saying

 

[BusyBearMama]

They're just hatchlings so they don't have their barring yet, so you agree them 2 boys & a girl? Yea the top picture was depressingly the best I could get with them all together, you can see chicks one and 2 well though I guess, I provided further photos of them for reference. They look like Dominique's to me, I have a number of them and raised them
From chicks. All from different places.

 

[islandgirl82]

Just joining the thread. I've raised chickens for years but I'm brand new to Dominiques. I hadn't heard of them before joining BYC but loved what I read and put them on the "must have" list. I just brought home four 2yr old hens to join my flock for their retirement a few days ago, two of which are Dominiques and I'm already head of over heels for them.

 

[BusyBearMama]

Just joining the thread.  I've raised chickens for years but  I'm brand new to Dominiques. I hadn't heard of them before joining BYC but loved what I read and put them on the "must have" list.  I just brought home four 2yr old hens to join my flock for their retirement a few days ago, two of which are Dominiques and I'm already head of over heels for them.  

Aren't they great! Welcome, I'm new to this thread too for the most part, I have 6 hens & 3 chicks that are doms, we've always loved them

 

[islandgirl82]

Thank you and YES! I can't get over how curious and cuddly these new girls are. I love heritage breeds to begin with, particularly those with small combs (due to being in Maine and the risk of frostbite) and doms are going to have a permanent place in my flock.

 

[BusyBearMama]

Thank you and YES!  I can't get over how curious and cuddly these new girls are.  I love heritage breeds to begin with, particularly those with small combs (due to being in Maine and the risk of frostbite) and doms are going to have a permanent place in my flock. 

I agree, (also I love Maine) we are in ny and the smaller the comb the better I agree, we keep Dominique's with rose combs, brahmas, Easter & olive eggers that all have pea combs, silkies.... Then we have orps, Sussex, barnevelders that have small straight combs, rocks & nh reds that have sort of various levels of straight comb... We just hatched a maran & we have a few mixes with various levels of straight comb... Lots of mix chicks that are so cute. The roosters and a couple hens with large combs got a bit of frost bite last winter no fun poor things, not too much to be done and they're fine but I do think our breed focus is going to be predominantly birds with small combs yes I like the Dominique's because they're little and curious and sweet too they're also very pretty.

 

[Sylvester017]

Just joining the thread. I've raised chickens for years but I'm brand new to Dominiques. I hadn't heard of them before joining BYC but loved what I read and put them on the "must have" list. I just brought home four 2yr old hens to join my flock for their retirement a few days ago, two of which are Dominiques and I'm already head of over heels for them.

So-o-o glad you like them. They are an endearing breed and so useful as a flockmate, egg layer, brood their own young, good forager, easy on the feed bill because they are a bit on the lighter side as a dual purpose, and sweet outgoing curious personalities - not a bird I would be afraid of as with some other snippy breeds.

 

[Faraday40]

We only have one, but we love her. Here's a pic of Bubbles - 1yr old, so officially a hen.

 

[islandgirl82]

One of two. This is Java...named just this morning after she joined me on a bench while I had a cup of iced coffee and after watching me take a sip, she decided to sneak one herself!

 

[Sylvester017]

We only have one, but we love her. Here's a pic of Bubbles - 1yr old, so officially a hen.

Oh, Faraday40 -- she's beautiful! Thank you for showing the pretty comb with leader(spike) and the U-shape back! If you only have one Dom she is as near perfect a specimen as one can have in my mind's eye!

One of two. This is Java...named just this morning after she joined me on a bench while I had a cup of iced coffee and after watching me take a sip, she decided to sneak one herself!

Java - how appropriate! She is so lucky to have you and you're so blessed to have her! TY for giving her a good home and human fellowship!