Dominique Thread!

[twopeas]

We are very intereted in Dominiques perhaps in the spring. Are they typically broody?

 

[DraigAthar]

As I understand it, they are not super-broody, but broody enough to be good mommas.

Amy

 

[outback hatcher]

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Isaw this the other day.
I was wondering about this after I seen this ad.
user 8312383
Douglasville, GA
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I guess the early bug gets the chick.
I guess the bug has bitten already. With the weather as nice as its been, and all the fertile eggs that
we don't want to loose to winter, we have decided to fire up the incubator.


We will have weekly hatches starting Nov. 26 th. ( Saturday ) .

The breeds we are hatching now are :

Russian Orlofs
"Red" Dominiques , yes , These are Red Dominiques that are very rare .

All chicks straight run @ $10.00 ea.

Contact us at : Lees Cell - 404 867-4247 or Ginny's Cell - 678 575-7657

Thanks. Lee & Ginny

Where did you see this?

The Atlanta poultry meet up group (alpharetta, ga)
http://www.meetup.com/chickens
Go into discussions at the top of the page then click message board then classifieds

I plan on calling him tomorrow to see if I can come look at them this weekend

 

[twopeas]

Thanks Amy, that's exactly what I was wondering!

 

[bigshawn]

"Red" Dominiques?????

 

[FarmerJohn3285]

I'm very certain Russian Orloffs are their own breed and not Dominiques nor "red Dominique.

 

[bigshawn]

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Oh, ok................. Never seen a red dom

 

[extraordinaryfowl]

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No Russian Orloffs are another breed - They aren't referring to the "Red Dominique" as the same thing

. There are reported to really be "red Dominiques" somewhere.

 

[DraigAthar]

Well, I'm only just starting to learn the basics of chicken genetics, but as I understand it the barring gene is dominant and Dominiques are technically just black birds with the sex-linked barring gene that causes the white bars on the feathers (which, if I understand it properly, is also why the males are lighter than the females - males have two copies of the barring gene and it exhibits dosage, so the white bars are wider on a male). You could probably build a "red Dominique" by choosing the appropriate cross, something that suppresses the black but expresses the red, has a rose comb, and the sex-linked barring. I wouldn't think it'd pass muster as a real Dominique, since by definition Dominiques only come in one color/pattern combination.

Amy

 

[outback hatcher]

I just got back from looking at the "Red Dominique" and they do look a lot like my Dominique's.
I was also told that they are true. The guy said out of all his hatches they were all red with no discolorations.
He also said that more than likely the only people most likely to remember these would probably be in their 80's by now.
I'm thinking about trying to get some eggs so I can breed them side by side.

Scott