D'uccle Thread

[Doug the Chicken Man]

Time will tell what comes out of them.
We shall see comes F2.

 

[GypsyChic]

AC & WGC...is this color close to what you call butterscotch or what would you say she is cream mottled???

 

[Celtic Hill]

Where do all these amazing colours you have keep coming from?!? LOL!

I really really really want Solid Buff D'uccles!

 

[wegotchickens]

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Unless the pic is not true to color, she looks more dun than cream or buff, GC.


Now, how about my newbies. I know I have 2 whites, but do you think the other is looking porcelain? And the mottled babe is getting white feathers and either blue or black feathers!

BTW, I still have trouble with Henks, too. Lately I've been using it more to understand what I got, rather to predict what I'll get, if that makes sense....

 

[spook]

Assuming that feather sexing can be used...that mottled one's feathers look male. But I agree with porce and I'm so amazed at the beautiful vulture hocks so far. Wish my girls would start laying!!!!!!
I want to turn on the bator again

 

[Celtic Hill]

Awee Chickiess! Im thinking about setting my first hatch in March, do you think your girlies will be picking up production by then?

 

[wegotchickens]

Spook, I figured it was a boy the moment it hatched. With my birds, dramatic coloration = pretty boys.

Celtic, I have no idea. Our weather is sooooo crazy! Even after thinning the flock I cannot keep them indoors and warmer for any length of time. But it's supposed to get pretty cold for a few days, so I will have to keep them in more than normal. We'll see what good it does.

 

[Celtic Hill]

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Okies, just checkin. Ill ask again late Feb

 

[spook]

Yeah, we are all in the freezer this weekend. Hope its short blast.

I just made a comment on another thread on putting lizard warming pads in the bottom of the nest box, then hay/shavings & putting it on a timer, perhaps it would keep the eggs from dropping to low and killing the germ. Also, putting it on a timer would prevent snuggling in the box after you have collected eggs.

And yes, cockerel = handsome *sigh*

 

[wegotchickens]

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Okies, just checkin. Ill ask again late Feb

No problem! I wish I could give a better answer. But I was an hour late for work due to a school delay, and we have another chance of snow on Tuesday. I know Old Man Winter isn't done with us yet and I'm really scared he's saving his 'best' for last

In March we have the 18th anniversary of 'The Blizzard of '93'.