d'Uccle pair??

[MomMommyMamma]

I really think these are a male and a female, but they sure do go at each other like little cockerels. I'd like to sell or re-home them but it would be good to have some other opinions on their sex before I do.

 

[LarryPQ]

What is the age? I would be inclined to think the one in the front is a girl, since it has no waddles in comparison. Still, that is a big comb.

ANyone else?

 

[acid_chipmunk]

It depends on their age. The one in the rear is just a Booted Bantam, as it has no muffs or beard. The one in front looks pullet-ish, but again, that depends on age.

 

[acid_chipmunk]

Double post...

 

[MomMommyMamma]

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Oh my gosh! Did not even notice the lack of muffs!

Picked these up at the feed store in the spring. They must be approx. 16 wks. They're both the same age.

 

[acid_chipmunk]

At 16 weeks, I'd say you have a pair. d'Uccle females can get some pretty big combs.

 

[MomMommyMamma]

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Are the odds of getting chicks from them w/ fuffs & beards any good if they are a pair? I know these two are not ideal for breeding - just curious. Appreciate the info.

 

[acid_chipmunk]

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Are the odds of getting chicks from them w/ fuffs & beards any good if they are a pair? I know these two are not ideal for breeding - just curious. Appreciate the info.

I'm not sure in d'Uccles. I know in my Polish, with a non-bearded roo and a bearded hen, I get 90% bearded chicks.

 

[alisonmtv]

They both look like d'Uccle - probably porcelain, but maybe blue (d'Uccle usually don't have their full color until their first and second molt) - the rear one is definitely a roo, the forwarded one may be a bearded roo or a hen - from what I understand (and found out the hard way for myself, mistaking a bearded d'Uccle for a hen - it took until he started crowing for me to accept it was a roo which was a solid month after my other two roos started crowing), if you see any signs of a red wattle, its is probably a bearded roo versus a hen ... another good way to tell is how feisty it is - if its a hen, it will tend to just run away from the roo when the roo picks on it, if its a roo it will turn around and peck back until their dominance is worked out ...

 

[Nicole01]

It looks like a pair to me!