Dominique Thread!

As pullets my Doms did not have much of a U-back until about 5 or 6 months old. At first I thought I had duds LOL! But they matured nicely and their funny tails turned into nice teepee shapes. They all had decent leaders(spike) at the back of their combs yet each of the 3 Doms had such a uniquely different-looking comb that I could tell which was which by the shape of their comb alone! I agree -- Doms are avid diggers -- hardly ever still except during their mid-day naps. The Doms as pullets were very adventurous which made us try different fencing until we found one that kept them from flying over. They are even respecting the shorter walk-through iron gate which they can easily jump over but have learned we keep putting them back on "THEIR" side so they've stopped jumping it. They are a very smart breed and with patience are very trainable!
 
Pretty sure this is a Roo. Just need confirmation. 13 weeks. Crows and squats. I thought originally head hen... because I bought (I thought) 9 pullets. Thanks!
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Pretty sure this is a Roo. Just need confirmation. 13 weeks. Crows and squats. I thought originally head hen... because I bought (I thought) 9 pullets. Thanks!
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I hate making early judgments on sexes. Probably a roo because of crowing but give it a little more time to be certain. I had a young pullet that crowed like a roo but she layed eggs so I would've made a gross mistake re-homing her too soon.
 
I got another one, Hobo won't be the lone dom for much longer. I wasn't set on getting another but I planned to add four or so birds to my flock and ended up hatching four boys and only one girl. I wasn't happy about that so I got a random hatchery assortment of four little girls that would mesh well and one of them is little Dutch here. She will be a week old on Monday.:)
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Pretty sure this is a Roo. Just need confirmation. 13 weeks. Crows and squats. I thought originally head hen... because I bought (I thought) 9 pullets. Thanks!
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Something is not right with that rooster, mostly with tail being smokey and comb looking too flat. I think it is a cross involving another breed with extended black, possibly same as shown in background.
 
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