Dominique Thread!

[Alaskan]

Getting rid of 6 hens, a cock and a cockerel tomorrow. Making room for new recruits all coming from only 4 hens, one cock and a cockerel.

Share some pictures if you can.

I admire your stock.

 

[Sylvester017]

Getting rid of 6 hens, a cock and a cockerel tomorrow. Making room for new recruits all coming from only 4 hens, one cock and a cockerel.

Share some pictures if you can.

I admire your stock.

DITTO!

 

[Sylvester017]

I ordered 15 cockerels for a crossbreeding project. Could not have been happier with the birds.

I cponized several but retained three for breeding stock. A fault to some, these birds from Cackle are over-sized from SOP stand point but otherwise, they are beautiful and the capons are turning out well...this was the first time I have caponized pure Dom. cockerels but will not be the last.

My Dom birds are just at 5 months of age and weigh nearly 7 pounds. They are fed FF and are not overly fat since they are free-ranged over several acres. I have serious hopes for this breed...both as pure breeds and as influence in my crosses for super-duper (not monster) capons.

Aaron

Are the 7-lb birds the hens or the roos? 7-lbs sounds awfully heavy for a Dom hen -- but then, I've heard that some breeders were trying to increase the size of them. Personally, I prefer the hens at 5-lbs but if the Cackle Dom hens are reaching 7-lb I may re-think getting them. You gotta show us pics, maybe alongside a different breed for size comparison, if possible? I loved the Dom we had but she was nowhere near a heavy bird.

 

[centrarchid]

My birds just went out the door with brother to Indiana.


Cackle American Doms should not be more than 6 lbs on the hen side.

 

[Turk Raphael]

Are the 7-lb birds the hens or the roos? 7-lbs sounds awfully heavy for a Dom hen -- but then, I've heard that some breeders were trying to increase the size of them. Personally, I prefer the hens at 5-lbs but if the Cackle Dom hens are reaching 7-lb I may re-think getting them. You gotta show us pics, maybe alongside a different breed for size comparison, if possible? I loved the Dom we had but she was nowhere near a heavy bird.

Sorry, these were all cockerels. I'll see what I can do about photos.

I only have the three intact cockerels left and the lesser of them will be slaughtered tomorrow and cooked one day next week. I gave the capons to my friends from West Virginia who were good enough to house-sit for me while I was on extended vacation.

I plan to take the chosen one to a smaller run to fast for two days before butchering and I will try to get the keepers photographed next to an 8.5 pound White Chantecler hen. (As if there were any other color of Chantecler).

Aaron

 

[Sylvester017]

Sorry, these were all cockerels. I'll see what I can do about photos.

I only have the three intact cockerels left and the lesser of them will be slaughtered tomorrow and cooked one day next week. I gave the capons to my friends from West Virginia who were good enough to house-sit for me while I was on extended vacation.

I plan to take the chosen one to a smaller run to fast for two days before butchering and I will try to get the keepers photographed next to an 8.5 pound White Chantecler hen. (As if there were any other color of Chantecler).

Aaron

Okay, the 7-pounders were Dom cockerels -- that makes much more sense! Yes, we'd love to see pics! I agree, as I'm sure most Canadians would agree, the only Chantecler is a White one LOL!

 

[Sylvester017]

My birds just went out the door with brother to Indiana.


Cackle American Doms should not be more than 6 lbs on the hen side.

Yes; and even 6-lbs is large. I prefer them around 5 to 5.5-lb in my docile flock.

What birds went out the door with your brother? All of your current Doms? Your new recruitments are more Doms, right?

 

[centrarchid]

Almost all doms less than 2 years old went to brother leaving me with two cocks, five hens and a pullet.

 

[Alaskan]

Almost all doms less than 2 years old went to brother leaving me with two cocks, five hens and a pullet.

Wow!

Are you getting out of them? Or simply want to restart with that set?

 

[centrarchid]

Job insecurity. Culling down to reduce feed bill. Brother now outfitted to keep at least as many as I can when not under financial stress. At least as many brother took got place at table as well. Missouri Dominique flock will be knocked back to a dozen birds next week. Games will be reduced to low 20's.