WestKnollAmy
The Crazy Chicken Lady
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I posted on it and hope it will pick up some new people. This is a great breed and I had a hard time getting into them even though Janelle swore she tried last year to convince me. That Porcelain color is what drew me in and then everyone said they wer such a sweet breed so I took the plunge and OMG, here I am and loving it! And now I have others on my SC thread also owning some of these beauties so I am slowly converting the population.
I still am not too sure about showing though. I suppose I would do it to help get the breed more recognized but I am not competitive so that is not a factor. And having shown horses, dogs, flowers and Guinea Pigs has shown me that some judges.....well, they often do not know the standard of what they are judging. But it should be all in fun for me and not taken too much to heart, I suppose. Probably only the winners agree with the judges!
Amy is right, she is converting a few of us on the SC thread. My family hopes to become the owner of some Mille Fleurs d'Uccles this coming week. A person in my area is selling their d'Uccles to make room for another breed and we should be getting them by the end of this week.
We have only seen pictures of the birds so far and I would like to share them with your thread and see what you think....
This is the year old rooster we will be getting....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61794_rooster_duccle.jpg
This is the year old hen....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61794_hen_duccle.jpg
This is this years hatchling cockerel.... I know he has a lot of solid white feathers still--will he molt these? Are they a problem?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61794_duccle_young_cockerel.jpg
And last but not least is the little, this season's, pullet....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61794_duccle_young_hen.jpg
Of course they will be pets but we would also like something we could work toward for showing if my daughter gets interested in that. I would appreciate peoples thoughts...
The beards and muffs are really nice on those first 2! I am sure you would have to work with the color on that first hen but very do-able! That last photo of the pullet is very nice from what I can see. But you know I am new at this breed. I like the white on the second roo but know it is not something you can show. It may be something you can use later though.
I think you are getting a nice bunch of birds. And you can probably find some others to go with these to work on individual flaws that you need to change. That's the fun of it, isn't it? Trying to create something you feel is close to perfect while being to enjoy the affection of sweeties!
DH was helping me water the birds tonight and the d'Uccle tractor needed water so I opened the door and let them all come running out. Several flew up on the top of the pen and went running over to check him out as he leaned on the roof. They knew him, of course but wanted to see if he had possibly thought to bring them treats. He never has but they always have hope! He was just so impressed at how they liked to be petted and he could just pick them up and cuddle on them without a bunch of screaming and wiggling. He is falling for them!!!
I posted on it and hope it will pick up some new people. This is a great breed and I had a hard time getting into them even though Janelle swore she tried last year to convince me. That Porcelain color is what drew me in and then everyone said they wer such a sweet breed so I took the plunge and OMG, here I am and loving it! And now I have others on my SC thread also owning some of these beauties so I am slowly converting the population.
I still am not too sure about showing though. I suppose I would do it to help get the breed more recognized but I am not competitive so that is not a factor. And having shown horses, dogs, flowers and Guinea Pigs has shown me that some judges.....well, they often do not know the standard of what they are judging. But it should be all in fun for me and not taken too much to heart, I suppose. Probably only the winners agree with the judges!
Amy is right, she is converting a few of us on the SC thread. My family hopes to become the owner of some Mille Fleurs d'Uccles this coming week. A person in my area is selling their d'Uccles to make room for another breed and we should be getting them by the end of this week.
We have only seen pictures of the birds so far and I would like to share them with your thread and see what you think....
This is the year old rooster we will be getting....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61794_rooster_duccle.jpg
This is the year old hen....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61794_hen_duccle.jpg
This is this years hatchling cockerel.... I know he has a lot of solid white feathers still--will he molt these? Are they a problem?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61794_duccle_young_cockerel.jpg
And last but not least is the little, this season's, pullet....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61794_duccle_young_hen.jpg
Of course they will be pets but we would also like something we could work toward for showing if my daughter gets interested in that. I would appreciate peoples thoughts...
The beards and muffs are really nice on those first 2! I am sure you would have to work with the color on that first hen but very do-able! That last photo of the pullet is very nice from what I can see. But you know I am new at this breed. I like the white on the second roo but know it is not something you can show. It may be something you can use later though.
I think you are getting a nice bunch of birds. And you can probably find some others to go with these to work on individual flaws that you need to change. That's the fun of it, isn't it? Trying to create something you feel is close to perfect while being to enjoy the affection of sweeties!
DH was helping me water the birds tonight and the d'Uccle tractor needed water so I opened the door and let them all come running out. Several flew up on the top of the pen and went running over to check him out as he leaned on the roof. They knew him, of course but wanted to see if he had possibly thought to bring them treats. He never has but they always have hope! He was just so impressed at how they liked to be petted and he could just pick them up and cuddle on them without a bunch of screaming and wiggling. He is falling for them!!!
