D'uccle Thread

[wegotchickens]

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I'd say your genetic evidence says they were porcelain split to mille fleur. Your baby is pure d'Uccle, jsut of a different color. If male, you can breed it back to the mom and get both colors.

Silkie x d'Uccle is cute. Be ready for some fails though, since most silkie roos are bigger than a d'Uccle hen, so sometimes the chicks is too large for the egg.

 

[hdowden]

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What a pretty boy!

Very nice little flock of girls too!

With your Mille chicks, are all the striped ones male? They are a beautiful little bunch! Can't wait until I get chicks from my milles!

Thanks! I now have a flock each of black, self-blue and mille fleur. So I did hit one breeding goal lol.


Nope, I've found no correlation between chick color and gender in the millies. Luckily they tend to be easily sexed at about 4 weeks.

do you sell eggs? i need more self blues and milles thanks

 

[wegotchickens]

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I do but it'll be a little while. Have to let everyone get comfy and settled in, wait to test fertility, and then hatch more of the little darlings for myself.......

 

[WestKnollAmy]

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And I was worried about my d'Uccles down here in South Carolina! I suppose if yours can stand all that then mine should do okay even if it isn't an insulated coop.

 

[Godiva]

That is my problem at the moment, I DON'T have a decent coop for my two birds so they are in a shed that is far from ideal until DH can finish the mini coop he is 3/4 of the way through building. The shed is relatively draft free depending on the wind direction ... just wish I could complete the project for DH as he is totally swamped at work right now and the design is too complex for me

 

[Godiva]

Doug, I LOVE the look of your coop run setup! We are also going to make a covered run for our birds... looking forward to having it all up and running.

 

[teddiliza]

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I think she's beautiful. I love her shape and form, markings and foot featherings. For 4 yrs old she isn't 'snowed over' either like my girls (oldest will be 3 this spring) Yeah, for me the d'uccle personality is what won me over. Might I ask who you got the eggs that you hatched her from?

 

[teddiliza]

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They can come stay with me while you finish your coop..... in Missouri.....
Just cover the sides of the cages with a clear plastic drop cloth and leave the front door and back uncovered. That will help with some of the drafts.

 

[hdowden]

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I have them here in Ontario Canada and have little issue with them. Temps down th -30C
We have a draft free well ventalated coop for them that is unheated.
If it is heated then the power goes out you may have problems.
I mention ventalation as when a chicken brathes they produce a lot of moisture which if not rmoved will cause frostbite on the comes and any wattles( mentioned as this goes for all breads).
We provide water 2X a day and pull the waterer's in at night to ensure they are thawed for morning.
We have only had frost bite on one and that was because he refused to go in at night and as they don't tuck thier heads in like the hens.
Our runs are covered on the top and on the Windward side.
We also had a free running water hose from coop to coop last year from the well overflow ( to dry this year). THis reduced the watering chores alot.

Our D'Uccles will go in and out all day. If they get cold they will go in out of the wind.

Here are some pictures.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40058_pc050069.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40058_pc050072.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40058_pc050071.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40058_pc050070.jpg

and our Lemon roo at - 20C.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40058_pb110084.jpg

i want some lemon's now

 

[teddiliza]

I have noticed something. My milles tend to lay better an longer than my porcelains. My only porcelain hens that are laying are in my garage while they heal from various foot/head/plucked wounds. Has anyone else noticed a difference in productivity amongst the different colors?