D'uccle Thread

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

As much as love my little bantam Cochins and lone d'uccle I will come right out and say any hard feathered feather footed breeds are extra hassle to show especially with last minute prep. They get dirty, thy break, etc. silkies are not hard feathere so that makes your life a little easier

 

[dsfrango]

The reason why is bc the only people that have a roo they aren't quality and idk where to find one but I have 3 silkies and there feet are easy to keep in good condition btw im gunna be putting them in a giant pen and train them i have peacocks hat im trying to train that is going really well and people say the same about other breeds i have ( japanese bantams) and they do good that shouldn't b he prob its just my parents wanted to know if they are a good quality breed for show

When it comes to showing poultry, patience is a must. Show season is just about over in most areas, maybe not the south...I would give it time to find a good quality roo. Don't jump to switch or give up on a breed. I don't want to discourage you from doing D'uccles because they definitely are an amazing beautiful breed but do what you feel most comfortable with and like the most. I've jumped around and did Cochins, breda fowl, sebrights, and japs and found my favorites to be Mille & mottled D'uccles and blue & black Sumatras. If you can find some decent quality D'uccles go for it,

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

When it comes to showing poultry, patience is a must. Show season is just about over in most areas, maybe not the south...I would give it time to find a good quality roo. Don't jump to switch or give up on a breed. I don't want to discourage you from doing D'uccles because they definitely are an amazing beautiful breed but do what you feel most comfortable with and like the most. I've jumped around and did Cochins, breda fowl, sebrights, and japs and found my favorites to be Mille & mottled D'uccles and blue & black Sumatras. If you can find some decent quality D'uccles go for it,

Very well put.

 

[nate1the1great1]

Ya im going to get babies this spring for 2015 fair and doing a swine for state fair and doing 22 rifle
But I will let yall KNKW what my decision will be

 

[mymilliefleur]

Hello there,
Here are a few pictures of my birds:

Enjoying a dust bath.

Speckles and Buttons.

Buttercup.

Miracle, Sunshine, Buttons, Buttercup, and Peppercorn.

Looking on.

Sunshine.

What do you think?

 

[kattitude45]

Hi, quick question I have 3 D'uccle pullets between 20-30 weeks old. All three do the egg squat but none have laid an egg. Do they just not lay in the winter? I tried to find hatching eggs as well, can't find any. Thanks! Kathy

 

[mymilliefleur]

Are they squatting like they do for a rooster? of in the nest box? They definitely don't lay very much in the winter. Mine that are almost 40 weeks have just started laying.

 

[Angie16hearts]

When do D'uccle Mille fleur start to lay eggs? She is only 17 weeks so I'm not expecting soon just curious .

 

[kattitude45]

Are they squatting like they do for a rooster? of in the nest box? They definitely don't lay very much in the winter. Mine that are almost 40 weeks have just started laying.

Wow, almost 40 weeks! They are doing the submissive egg squat, like for a roo. But it's when I catch them. My roo is not trying to mate yet.

 

[mymilliefleur]

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Are their combs starting to redden up? I had mine in a chicken tractor, and since they were sleeping in the nest box, I didn't have any hay in there for them, so that may be one of the reasons it took them so long to lay.