Dominique Thread!

[matthewjam72]

Here is a picture of my favorite roo
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/100_0428.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/100_0425.jpg

and cant leave out a picture of the girls
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/100_0430.jpg

now a picture of the flock
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/100_0433.jpg

WE HAVE EGGS AVAILABLE AND CAN HATCH CHICKS AS WELL

 

[vnsseed]

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Speckled Sussex. They are right nice and lively chicks also. I look forward to comparing them.

We like our Speckled Sussex, but we like our Dom's better. Our Speckled Sussex are very messy, compared to our Dom's, that trait could just be our birds, though. They also don't seem to lay as much as the Dom's.

 

[WallTenters]

Matthew, pretty flock but I think like most Dom flocks they're lacking a bit in tail spread. Where did they come from? Sorry, I don't want to just post a negative comment! But I suppose that is one of the first things I look for in any Dom, any bird really. It lends so much to their type and overall appearance. It gives such a beautiful smooth appearance, especially to the hens, they carry through from shoulder through hip and it really makes a difference in the look of the bird.

If that rooster had a better tail spread and cleaner barring I think he would be very nice, but perhaps NYREDS or another judge could weigh in here. For now, I didn't bid on your auction - we've already got some pretty poorly barred hens and want to improve that in the flock before it's lost completely. We can only winter over the best birds so we worry about bottlenecking our options. We have had a lot of success *cross your fingers* so far improving tail spreads rather early on with some very selective breeding, but we won't find out until this fall really what our F2 generation looks like as young birds.

 

[matthewjam72]

This is actually an older picture they are bout 6 months old
In the pictures the roo is a giant now lol and the hens are better
Looking I have felt like they need some improvement but really don't
Know where to start

 

[buffalogal]

I do like the comb size on the cockerels, and the fact that they don't have those monstrous, flapping wattles. If you get a chance, maybe you can get a picture showing a side view of the whole bird at an even level. (Putting the bird in a cage on top of a table is a useful trick.) That would tell you more about the shape of their backs; what you want is a "U" shape, so when you're deciding which birds to save eggs from, that's something to keep in mind.

These were the Dominique illustration in the SoP for about 70 years; the APA has had color paintings done, but to my eye, these are still the ideal:

 

[NYREDS]

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If you're serious the place to start is with buying a Standard. Study it & learn it. Going to some shows can help if you can take the Standard & apply what's in it to the birds being exhibited. The only problem is finding a show with Dominiques, let alone with good Dominiques.
Having learned the Standard you then need to cull ruthlessly. If you want to improve what you have quality is much more important than quality. Better to breed from a good pair than from a poor pen of 20.

 

[uncle]

Here's a couple pics of my chicks. I hatched 4 out or 36 I got through the mail. I was so upset over the bad hatch that I bought day olds from Cackle Hatchery.
I bought 25 pullets and 2 cockerels

Brian

 

[matthewjam72]

here is some pictures of a rooster with the best tail spread and he wouldnt relax and stand up any comments


http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/100_0601.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/100_0603.jpg

 

[tgperg]

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That's sure a weird way to do it.

Traci

 

[wsmith]

Yeh, I thought I would be wierd and actually plan before I got the birds!

I remember my dad getting all these little barred rock chicks and then spending a few weeks cobbling together a coop and run...... As I read post after post in the coop and run section, I see people constantly getting the cute little chicks, and then realizing... "oh yeh, i need somewhere for them to live, cuz they're growing.... !"

Got all the post locations staked out. We still need to bore out 49 holes. All of the 4x4s that I currently have are now cemented in. Only 60 to go..........