Dominiques

[seedcorn]

For those that have them, do they seem to have a weakness in the tail per feathering? Every picture I see (had bantams till dogs destroyed them) and the ones I had they seemed like they had the tailless gene in them.

 

[LynnGrigg]

Funny you should say that. I have one hen. She's a dependable layer but has the ugliest tail. Seems/looks like she is shy of feathers. I keep waiting for more to grow but it aint gonna happen. -So maybe it is the breed.

 

[hollyclyff]

Here is my Ethel. I think she has a nice normal tail. But it looks like she only has one leg in the picture! It's hard to get a picture of her because she thinks she is supposed to be in my lap all the time.

 

[seedcorn]

All my chickens are bantams but I'm wanting some dominque chickens. Instead of buying bantams from Cackle and having extra roosters, I'm thinking of buying some standard pullet chicks instead. How large are the standards? ie are they one of the smaller standard breeds?

 

[tx_dane_mom]

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Ethel is a beauty

I have I think 5 Dom eggs in my bator right now (I ordered 8 & some broke) and I hope I get some girls that look like her

I'd love to have one want to sit in myt lap. That's a good chunk of the reason I am leaning towards Doms & BR's is b/c my roo 'Betsie' (didn't know he was a roo @ first) is the friendliest bird & he is mixed but looks closest too one of those breeds...so hopefully I will find those breeds to my liking.
Kristi

 

[barg]

Here are mine, not sure what you mean by tail-less but mine have tails

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[peepkeeper]

I love my Dominiques. Friendliest birds ever. Whenever I go out to the coop, they fly up to sit on my back and shoulders. If I sit down they're in my lap. And they have this special low bork bork sound when they see me. They'll never be dinner, I couldn't eat my pals!

 

[LynnGrigg]

Wow! pretty girls!
Here's Maxine. She is seriously bossy, a real non-nonsense gal. She is second in command, loyal to the senior roo. She lays pretty much an egg every day - rarely misses. Makes me think Dominiques are a breed worth considering if eggs are what you are hoping for. I'll be interested to see how she does through the winter months. I purchased her as a started hen so she had her personality already set. I don't think she was handled. She is learning to trust me slowly and has her picky preferences for treats. She doesn't care for cracked corn but loves bread.

 

[seedcorn]

For those that have them, do the pullets/hens seem to be same size as your other standards or are they smaller?

 

[LynnGrigg]

Maxine is the same size as the leghorn I have.