Dominique Thread!

[McChooky]

This is one of the barred rocks the hatchery sent us 4 1/2 yrs ago. She still lays a couple times a week.The guy I split my order with lost all of his chicks at 6 weeks old to predators.

 

[McChooky]

You'd think the wyandotte in the 2nd picture was raised with my other girls because they do everything together but she lived across the street with 30 chickens until her owners dogs killed her flock mates.
I've got 2 hatchery quality dominique's and they've never gone broody

 

[Faraday40]

Last pic = looks like he’s arguing with a Spitzhauben

 

[Sylvester017]

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Last pic = looks like he’s arguing with a Spitzhauben

Handsome... the birds tooChickens are so super! Once you have 'em it's hard to be w/o 'em.

Dana ~ 8 yr old Dominique outlived her 2 Dom sisters

Dana w/ our 5 Silkies

 

[Faraday40]

I’m wondering if I mis-identified this chick. Thought female at hatch (which was only 20 days ago) but WOW the comb is big. The feathers are also different.

Please reply and tell me your gender prediction.

 

[Faraday40]

Here are the siblings.
First pic: Chick in question is on right. Has more white on the feathers
Second pic is how I expect a pullet to look.

 

[Tookie]

I’m wondering if I mis-identified this chick. Thought female at hatch (which was only 20 days ago) but WOW the comb is big. The feathers are also different.

Here are the siblings.
First pic: Chick in question is on right. Has more white on the feathers
Second pic is how I expect a pullet to look.

Looks like a little guy to me!

 

[Lgbchickie]

My dominique, Domie, is perfect to me only thing that could ever be critiqued on her is her inverted(?) Spike we got her from Atwoods I love her so much

 

[Sylvester017]

Here are the siblings.
First pic: Chick in question is on right. Has more white on the feathers
Second pic is how I expect a pullet to look.

You may be correct on your suspect cockerel... the white head spot is not a tight female spot but more irregular head splashing. Pullets will retain the black shaded front shanks & toe tops for quite a while before the leg shading disappears completely. If your suspected cockerel starts losing toe/shank leg shading before the other chicks it may be a boy. A boy's feather growth will be more silver striping than black.

My Dominique girls kept their leg/toe shading for several weeks:

Three 5-day-old pullets w/ very solid dark toes

35 days old & still have their leg/toe shading

2 months old - toes still shaded & they had the prettiest blue eyes that turned reddish-bay by 4 months old.

Did you want a roo? They are spectacular in appearance & once past their hormonal idiot teenage stage are very good boys. I'm not zoned for roo's.

We lost out last Dominique "Dana" in November . She was over 8 yrs old.

We have only 4 Silkies left in the yard. These will be our last birds as we are getting too old to continue chickeneering after 15 yrs now

Fluffy pretty little peeps

 

[Tookie]

You may be correct on your suspect cockerel... the white head spot is not a tight female spot but more irregular head splashing. Pullets will retain the black shaded front shanks & toe tops for quite a while before the leg shading disappears completely. If your suspected cockerel starts losing toe/shank leg shading before the other chicks it may be a boy. A boy's feather growth will be more silver striping than black.

My Dominique girls kept their leg/toe shading for several weeks:

Three 5-day-old pullets w/ very solid dark toes
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35 days old & still have their leg/toe shading
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2 months old - toes still shaded & they had the prettiest blue eyes that turned reddish-bay by 4 months old.
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Did you want a roo? They are spectacular in appearance & once past their hormonal idiot teenage stage are very good boys. I'm not zoned for roo's.

We lost out last Dominique "Dana" in November . She was over 8 yrs old.
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We have only 4 Silkies left in the yard. These will be our last birds as we are getting too old to continue chickeneering after 15 yrs now
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Fluffy pretty little peeps
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So sorry for your loss!!
Gorgeous Silkies!