D'uccle breeders Database

[Celtic Hill]

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Frostbite would look kind of purple at first, but then get a grey or black 'chalky' look to it. My LF BR rooster has a purple/dark spot on the back of his comb, I'd love to know what that's from! Probably the guineas

It hasn't even been cold here! Weird, is there anything i can do to prevent it? Cant i put Vaseline on it?

 

[wegotchickens]

The purple comb thing doesn't have to be cold, it can also be an indicator of stress. I had a roo that was tormenting another roo. The victim's comb turned blue towards the back. He wasn't getting enough feed or water plus being chased. After a game of musical pens, he was better and his comb went back to being red.

Later on, being next door to the offending roo made his comb blue again, even though he had plenty of food and water. Another game of musical pens....

 

[shay20]

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Frostbite would look kind of purple at first, but then get a grey or black 'chalky' look to it. My LF BR rooster has a purple/dark spot on the back of his comb, I'd love to know what that's from! Probably the guineas

It hasn't even been cold here! Weird, is there anything i can do to prevent it? Cant i put Vaseline on it?

I doubt it is frost bite, check for fowl pox and if also check to make sure his airway is clear open.

 

[GracefulBantams]

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A comb that is turning purple means a lack of oxygen. Listen to the birds breathing, it may be coming down with a cold.

 

[shay20]

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Yep same thing happen with one of my phoenix roo, when i grabbed him to prep him for show his whole crown turned purple i freaked, lol when i put him back down i noticed it was turning back.

 

[Celtic Hill]

Okay, i check food and water every day. Ill move the pen and see if that helps, it's not purple any more.

 

[shay20]

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could have had food in his throat.

 

[Celtic Hill]

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could have had food in his throat.

humm, weird. He's better now and everything is normal.

 

[lilcrow]

With the d'Uccle, unfortunately it may also be a cardiac problem, it could be a genetic issue. I haven't seen any problems with mine in quite awhile, but I did have a young cockerel drop dead a couple of years ago from what was most likely a heart attach.......he had a purple comb and was only about 2 mo old.
Needless to say, I don't have any of that line anymore.

 

[lilcrow]

As far as pronunciation, that's the quickest way to get an argument started that I can think of, it actually got me called an uneducated, something or another at one point. I did a LOT of research on this at one point specifically because I got so tired of stumbling over it and always feeling uncomfortable and uncertain with what to call them. After reading about their history, where they originated from, the languages spoken in that country; I then put the word d'Uccle into the Internet translator and listened to it pronounced in numerous languages including English, and the English pronunciation came up as dew-clay. However, there are a LOT of people that will look at you like you have three heads and pretend to not know what you're talking about if you say it that way, so I try to practice the "when in Rome, do as the Romans do," practice.
I figure it's not worth a fight and if it offends others that much I can call them duckels or dunkels or whatever it is that they say.