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Yeah, I definitely dont understand the logistics of getting a color approved, because I dont show, I just keep D'uccles for pleasure and eggs, so the only crosses Ive actually done are just experimental crossbreeds. But recently I have just been reminded how much I really do love the breed (more on that later) and was thinking it'd be a fun project to crossbreed colors, just for the enjoyment of having a colorful flock of D'uccles. I guess I was just wondering why there are so many fewer colors in America compared to Europe... is it just because the breed has been there longer?
But on how amazing this breed is: I knew I liked the breed a lot, but I had only had a couple in the past, and its hard sometimes to tell with a small sampling how much of what you love is an individual chicken or the breed. This year I ordered a larger number of bantams, and this is the sweetness breakdown:
Pyncheon- 2 of the 5 are very sweet
D'anver 2 of the 5 are very sweet
EE bantams 3 of the 5 are sweet (notas dramatic a difference in personality with these guys)
Dutch (my other new favorite) 6 or the 8 are very sweet, and the two that arent as sweet, were boys and had more the cocky attitude, but not wildness.
D'uccles: 10 for 10 are very sweet.
(and to be fair every single chick is tame by many people's standards - theyll all let me pick them up, or eat from my hands, and they all received tha same amount of attention as chicks. Once I could tell boys from girls I stopped holding the boys unless they sought out attention. So when I say how many were very 'sweet' I mean those that will seek out being with me, perch on my shoulder, or come up to get cuddles.)
But on how amazing this breed is: I knew I liked the breed a lot, but I had only had a couple in the past, and its hard sometimes to tell with a small sampling how much of what you love is an individual chicken or the breed. This year I ordered a larger number of bantams, and this is the sweetness breakdown:
Pyncheon- 2 of the 5 are very sweet
D'anver 2 of the 5 are very sweet
EE bantams 3 of the 5 are sweet (notas dramatic a difference in personality with these guys)
Dutch (my other new favorite) 6 or the 8 are very sweet, and the two that arent as sweet, were boys and had more the cocky attitude, but not wildness.
D'uccles: 10 for 10 are very sweet.
(and to be fair every single chick is tame by many people's standards - theyll all let me pick them up, or eat from my hands, and they all received tha same amount of attention as chicks. Once I could tell boys from girls I stopped holding the boys unless they sought out attention. So when I say how many were very 'sweet' I mean those that will seek out being with me, perch on my shoulder, or come up to get cuddles.)
My old flock did ok with being housed in the same coop with my d'uccles, too though there was a huge size difference. I couldn't decide since they were both super sweet so kept a little flock of both!!!
