D'uccle Thread

[spook]

I had just read that D'uccle's aren't cold climate birds. What are the opinions of those that own D's?

 

[Celtic Hill]

Spook years ago i had one D'uccle and she did fine all by herself in her own pen... looking back i feel real bad for her being all by herself! actually i feel like crying now...:\\ im such a softie!

Teddiliza that is awesome! I was the only one at the show with duccles that i went to so i did well! haha! Do you have any extra Porc Roo's? I need something with a short back.


coturnix2044 here are mine:

This is Venture she is my best bird! BV BB

And Sweet Pea! she got RV RB

 

[shay20]

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They are very nice looking. pretty.

 

[spook]

Super nice looking. Tell ya what, I'll get a pic of him later, or tomorrow morning is better, and we will go from there. He is still a youngster.
Although I'm in heaven looking at that pullet! wow. These D's are making me glad that I have them!

 

[Celtic Hill]

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Lol, were you talking to me?

 

[wegotchickens]

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I know someone in AK that has them and she says they do pretty well. She keeps them in during extreme weather, and they walk around on the snow with those natural snowshoes of theirs when she lets them out of the barn to play.

 

[coturnix2044]

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Those are some Beautiful birds! I love the porcelains but I haven't found anything but Mille Fleur's In my Area.
Thanks,
Tyler

 

[Doug the Chicken Man]

My daughter entered two of hers in the local fair against 12 other pairs. one Mille Fluer Cockeral and one Golden Neck (Splash) Pullet.

She got 3rd for her first show.

Our D'Uccles love the snow. They have a covered run and snow is still always blown in.
If they feel that it is to cold they stay indoors.
As long as they have thawed water and a draft free coop they are fine.
We ensure that the roosts are a 2x4 on with the 4 side up so the chest feathers cover the feet to prefent frost bite on them.
We also check them Daily / Weekly for frost bite on the combs.

This is the same way we treat all of our chickens.

 

[spook]

Yes Celtic I was

over your porcelain D'. I hope the eggs I ordered come soon and my fingers crossed for their safe travel.

Thank you everyone on the snow bit. I assumed that due to their origin/beginning roots, and the feathered feet that they would do well and also another club member said they would be fine, but just double checking. At this point, they live in a insulated "hutch" floor space for the whole thing is 4'x8', heated water, feed in the main coop with 2x4, 4" down, was built for Cochins, they have moved into another hutch with same accommodations. During the real cold they have the ability to come and go into their house or come out into the run part that has shavings with back and front windows covered in thick clear plastic over hard ware cloth.
I think they will do fine!
We had hoped that where I didn't have a rooster a few weeks ago, that Scooter our B.Cochin roo & girls would co-habitate together, but the D's said nope, they stayed away from the cochins and the cochins felt the same! I always felt chicks like flocks, but not those two breeds.
I'm not worried about safety or warmth, they both have good draft free homes.

....and the 2 entered into the fair are nice! Great breeding!

shhhh, taking notes here!

 

[Celtic Hill]

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Hahah thanks! I got the eggs from Camelot, she has her Porc trio for sale now!



No one have any porcelain roos they would like to sell?