D'uccle Thread

[wegotchickens]

elsfieldchickens

do u offer eggs from ur black D'Uccle hen..

I'll have black d'Uccle eggs available as soon as the broodies get started layin again

I currently have 3 hens & 2 pullets in with a black roo.

 

[nothingbutbirds]

I'll have black d'Uccle eggs available as soon as the broodies get started layin again

I currently have 3 hens & 2 pullets in with a black roo.

i may need bkack if im gonna be able to participate in the byc hatch

 

[nothingbutbirds]

is lavender the same as self blue. some say its not and some say it is if it is not the same i have lavender. theres a site that i found it was eldarus or something like that and lavender have a light outerside feather shaft and dark innerfeather shaft. blues have a dark shaft and dont have the same sheen to their feathers.does anyone know im confuzzled?

 

[phoebs]

is lavender the same as self blue. some say its not and some say it is if it is not the same i have lavender. theres a site that i found it was eldarus or something like that and lavender have a light outerside feather shaft and dark innerfeather shaft. blues have a dark shaft and dont have the same sheen to their feathers.does anyone know im confuzzled?

i would like to know this tooooooo =)

 

[JulieNKC]

If you're in TN, then don't add much, if any, water unless the weather report says the humidity in the air is really low. Read up on the Dry Hatch Method in the BYC Learning Center.

I think a lot of people worry too much about humidity and end up drowning their chicks. I don't add water until 3 days before hatch, if I remember, and have awesome hatch rates.

And the non-digital Brinsea is around $150. The digital one is around $300+. I use the non-digital version and LOVE it. It is the perfect size for this backyard breeder, because it can't fit ALL the eggs my birds lay

I agree. I hatch more ducks than chickens, which need more humidity. I still dry hatch with them. I only add water if the furnace is running and relative humidity drops, I like it to at least be in the 30's.

is lavender the same as self blue. some say its not and some say it is if it is not the same i have lavender. theres a site that i found it was eldarus or something like that and lavender have a light outerside feather shaft and dark innerfeather shaft. blues have a dark shaft and dont have the same sheen to their feathers.does anyone know im confuzzled?

Lavender and self blue are the same in chickens.
Here's the site/pics you were talking about. http://belgians.edelras.nl/

 

[winniem13]

Sorry to hear.
I wanted to ask about incubators--favorites, etc. I have seen the name Brinsea pop up on this thread a lot--which models are best and where did you get yours? I have used "the styrofoam one" for the past 2 years, but I never had more than 40-50% hatch rate, especially the last 2 days or dying after pips. I had all the gadgets--turner, fan, humidity monitor, but to no greater success. When we moved this spring, the incubator lost a fight in a dumbwaiter accident (anyone hear a loud crunch?) So I have to start over. :-( I LOVE saving $$$ so if anyone has insights where I could get the most for less OR if you have one for sale, please PM me. Thanks. I'm tempted to try and find someone in Eastern NC that has a cabinet incubator that would hatch eggs for me.......

Thanks for all of the help. I guess after Christmas I will just have to shop around for the best price, but it seems that Brinsea is the way to go! Thanks for your advice! I will have to study up a little bit more about humidity and all that, as it seems I must have been "drowning" the eggs in the air (poor things, I tried so hard, but obviously not in the right way!). Thanks so much, everyone! You guys are great!

 

[nothingbutbirds]

I agree. I hatch more ducks than chickens, which need more humidity. I still dry hatch with them. I only add water if the furnace is running and relative humidity drops, I like it to at least be in the 30's.
Lavender and self blue are the same in chickens. 
Here's the site/pics you were talking about. http://belgians.edelras.nl/

Ok thanks why does the sight say the differences between lavender and blue?
thats what is confuzzling

 

[nothingbutbirds]

never mind im guessing that its andalusion blue not self blue and selfblue is the same as lavender

 

[JulieNKC]

never mind im guessing that its andalusion blue not self blue and selfblue is the same as lavender

Yes.

I like the name lavender better, because it's less easily confused with andalusion type blue. I think the colors already in the standards as self blue though.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Thanks for everyones kind words about Hope. I'm not sure what happend to cause her death, but I belive her eye sight was crucial, for to make it to adult hood. I will miss her so very dearly.

May you live with full eye sight up in chicky heaven with all my other wonderful pets that have past. I love you Hope.
Date hatched, 11/14 - Date past, 11/21