Dominique Thread!

[belindaschicks]

I do not show bantams so I was wondering ( I actually know very little about bantam other than they are small and cute....... Do they have the same standards as a Large fowl? The reason I ask is the back line and a few other defects on your bird.

Please remember a show defect does not mean the bird is worthless, some of my favorite birds are mutts.

 

[belindaschicks]

Ahow standards for bantams find are different. I also don't have a great photo of this little guy. If you read on the dominque club website they have the standards for bantams.

 

[belindaschicks]

He's a cutie. I can't take him, but it's neat to see what a bantam looks like. Did you hatch any pullets? If yes, could you post a pic? How small are they?

Wish I hatched a pullet.

 

[Faraday40]

Dom girls are growing fast. This week they were fascinated watching a plane overhead coming from the left and moving overhead to the right. We never get tired watching these clowns:

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My DD sent me this birthday card. What's funny is that it's a roo in the girdle!
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LOL
I love your funny Dom trio. They must be very entertaining!

I think your rooster girdled rooster is also funny.
I'm guessing they decided to use a rooster for 2 reasons:
1. Dressing up a rooster is always hilarious.
2. Most people won't know the diff between roo & hen.

 

[Sylvester017]

I do not show bantams so I was wondering ( I actually know very little about bantam other than they are small and cute....... Do they have the same standards as a Large fowl? The reason I ask is the back line and a few other defects on your bird.

Please remember a show defect does not mean the bird is worthless, some of my favorite birds are mutts.

So true about show birds -- and final winners are really judge's subjectivity. Some judges look for girth between legs on hens, amount of fluff, body stance, combs, wattles, color, etc etc. All subjective in the end. Some show winners can be rotten in the temperament area so my subjectivity could be different in a bird choice from a judge's show winner choice.

I have one Dom chick girl that I love because of her sweet temperament and smartness but her rosecomb doesn't have the marked ridges on it like the Dom girl that looks better. If I were breeding I would want to use my loverly girl but show-wise her offspring might not come out correct. It takes 100 hatchlings to raise one or two birds to "show quality" and two champion parent winners don't necessarily automatically breed show quality offspring either. Breeding must be as frustrating as it is rewarding.

So I hope everyone enjoys their remaining non-show Doms because of Dom's numerous other qualities. Because an "ideal" standard show bird is near impossible to get, I choose some of the Dom qualities that I like in my Doms -- personality/ temperament, family-friendly, non-combative at the top of the list and for physical appearance my two favorites are the U-stance back and spike (or leader) at the back of the rosecomb. I have a couple darker feathered girls and one smaller girl with lighter colored feathers, all have yellow legs, and one even has a nice U-back. Since the girls are still chicks, their adult feathers are still growing in, they don't have much wattles growing yet, and still have some dark shading going down their yellow legs. I thought the leg shading would be gone by now at almost 4 months old but then, that's how I know for sure they're pullets, eh? shading down the legs/toes. The photos below show a bit of the leg shading.

Love the Dom roos also but we're not zoned for them so I don't push it with the neighbors to keep one.

These are the friendliest family birds ever and they all have a favorite "spot" for petting

I watched a dinosaur movie last night and swear it looked like my Dom! Also, see the shading down the yellow legs/toes.

 

[Sylvester017]

LOL

I'm guessing they decided to use a rooster for 2 reasons:
1. Dressing up a rooster is always hilarious.
2. Most people won't know the diff between roo & hen.

I thought the very same thing!

 

[Faraday40]

So true about show birds -- and final winners are really judge's subjectivity. Some judges look for girth between legs on hens, amount of fluff, body stance, combs, wattles, color, etc etc. All subjective in the end. Some show winners can be rotten in the temperament area so my subjectivity could be different in a bird choice from a judge's show winner choice.

I have one Dom chick girl that I love because of her sweet temperament and smartness but her rosecomb doesn't have the marked ridges on it like the Dom girl that looks better. If I were breeding I would want to use my loverly girl but show-wise her offspring might not come out correct. It takes 100 hatchlings to raise one or two birds to "show quality" and two champion parent winners don't necessarily automatically breed show quality offspring either. Breeding must be as frustrating as it is rewarding.

So I hope everyone enjoys their remaining non-show Doms because of Dom's numerous other qualities. Because an "ideal" standard show bird is near impossible to get, I choose some of the Dom qualities that I like in my Doms -- personality/ temperament, family-friendly, non-combative at the top of the list and for physical appearance my two favorites are the U-stance back and spike (or leader) at the back of the rosecomb. I have a couple darker feathered girls and one smaller girl with lighter colored feathers, all have yellow legs, and one even has a nice U-back. Since the girls are still chicks, their adult feathers are still growing in, they don't have much wattles growing yet, and still have some dark shading going down their yellow legs. I thought the leg shading would be gone by now at almost 4 months old but then, that's how I know for sure they're pullets, eh? shading down the legs/toes. The photos below show a bit of the leg shading.

Love the Dom roos also but we're not zoned for them so I don't push it with the neighbors to keep one.

These are the friendliest family birds ever and they all have a favorite "spot" for petting
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I watched a dinosaur movie last night and swear it looked like my Dom! Also, see the shading down the yellow legs/toes.
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You forgot to mention the feathers!
Doms have softer feathers with less odor. (better for snuggling)

The feathers are also great for dyeing & all sorts of crafts. I make a lot of cards & several have feather accents. (lightweight, free cost, flat for mailing, etc....)

I doubt our Bubbles would win awards in a show ring, but DD won awards for her feather crafts. Our Dom is also a local celeb for her magic act. (Bubbles the Amazing Psychic Chicken. LOL)

 

[Delight in Dominiques]

Ahow standards for bantams find are different. I also don't have a great photo of this little guy. If you read on the dominque club website they have the standards for bantams.

 

[Delight in Dominiques]

Weights are the only difference in the APA standard. The standard even refers to the LF description for breeding, judging. The ABA description goes more into detail of body and color description but does not differ in type compared to the APA standard.

 

[belindaschicks]

Funny my roo is name Daisy dinosaur.