dominiques

[bunch-a-chickens]

does anybody know if normal sized dominiques lay good or not??

 

[Cuban Longtails]

I don't know from personal experience but I've read somewhere that they are not prolific layers but do make good mothers when they go broody.

 

[KingsCalls]

Standard Dominiques are what I'd call "sporadic layers". Some will lay well while others will not and seems they will lay for a while then take a break all of a sudden. I Only have recently gotten Dom bantams and plan to get a few more. My grandfather use to have standard Doms and this is where I got my info. on the standards. The Dom lost popularity partly due to being less of a layer than Barred Rocks, RIR's and a few others and because they were somewhat smaller which meant less of a meat bird. I am interested in them because they are a heritage breed.

 

[ksacres]

They aren't as good of a layer as some other dual purpose breeds, but they will lay whenever they feel like it, winter, summer, fall, whatever they want to do they do.

 

[peepkeeper]

My standard Dominiques are pretty steady layers, and they started early, at about 18 weeks. Large brown eggs. I myself have no complaints, but then I'm not in the egg business so whatever I get is fine with me, I don't stress if I don't get a quota.