D'uccle Thread

[misfitmorgan]

This is my porcelain Roo, is it common for roos not to have beards?

 

[misfitmorgan]

These are my two mille hens, one has a nice beard and the other is slightly lacking but she does have a beard. They are the only two hens out of all my chickens that are laying. They both have nice boots and nice flowers, good color. Least that what i think, i am not expert and only just got them and the Roo about 3 months ago. Don't mind the seabright in there upstaging the mille's lol

 

[dsfrango]

These are my two mille hens, one has a nice beard and the other is slightly lacking but she does have a beard. They are the only two hens out of all my chickens that are laying. They both have nice boots and nice flowers, good color. Least that what i think, i am not expert and only just got them and the Roo about 3 months ago. Don't mind the seabright in there upstaging the mille's lol

Are these all from a hatchery? The porcelain is a booted bantam. The complete lack of a beard disqualifies it as a d'uccle. Booted bantam is the proper name.

 

[misfitmorgan]

No i dont think they came from a hatchery i got them second hand from someone else and she didnt ask the original owner. I need a male for the mille hens, i am waiting to get some hatching eggs as soon as anyone has some. i was going to start a line with the porcelain roo for porcelains but the lack of beard has me reconsidering it.

 

[chickenman5024]

I breed mille fleur chickens and I would sell hatching eggs.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I breed mille fleur chickens and I would sell hatching eggs.

Do you have any pictures of your chickens and are they laying right now?

 

[mymilliefleur]

No i dont think they came from a hatchery i got them second hand from someone else and she didnt ask the original owner. I need a male for the mille hens, i am waiting to get some hatching eggs as soon as anyone has some. i was going to start a line with the porcelain roo for porcelains but the lack of beard has me reconsidering it.

I have some with very nice beards, but I won't have any eggs available until march.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Ugh i am never going to be able to get eggs lol!!! i am trying to get them as early as possible so i can have the pullets laying before winter. My milles are laying right now but the only roo i have is the beardless porcelain. i saw an ad on ebay for mille fleur but the parents didnt look very good...muddled flowers and very poor beards and foot feathers.

 

[mymilliefleur]

Ugh i am never going to be able to get eggs lol!!! i am trying to get them as early as possible so i can have the pullets laying before winter. My milles are laying right now but the only roo i have is the beardless porcelain. i saw an ad on ebay for mille fleur but the parents didnt look very good...muddled flowers and very poor beards and foot feathers.

I hatched a batch in April and they stated laying in november, so I think you still have some time.

Yes, I have seen some like that too. Last year some one was selling some with out any kind of a beard, poor booting and very splotchy flowers.

 

[dsfrango]

No i dont think they came from a hatchery i got them second hand from someone else and she didnt ask the original owner. I need a male for the mille hens, i am waiting to get some hatching eggs as soon as anyone has some. i was going to start a line with the porcelain roo for porcelains but the lack of beard has me reconsidering it.

It will be tough to find anything right now unfortunately. I wish the Poultry season was year round but we're cursed with their natural instinct to slow/stop with the shortened days. But then again that is their natural cycle and break from laying which I wouldn't want to alter intentionally. What are your interests for breeding? Showing or pets? For showing, if you want true D'uccles then I would part with that Porcelain roo ASAP. For pets it wouldn't matter except your personal preference. Hope this helps you make the best decision.