D'uccle Thread

[LadyJai]

Thank you Lorilyn. We think they're pretty awesome. I read that they are closely related but I still couldn't believe two mille fleurs produced white booted bantams. However, fairly new to chickens, I didn't realize that a hen could remain fertile for 2+ weeks. That is the only explanation anyone has come up with. She wouldn't lay eggs for her previous owner but I think she was too stressed from being cooped with standard size breeds (they picked on both the hen and roo). About 2-3 weeks after bringing them home and giving them their own coop and run, she started laying. She had a clutch of 11 that these 3 hatched from. We are assuming that one of the bigger roos must have pinned her down before we acquired them. Anyway, whatever combination produced these two, we adore them. I just wish I could say for sure that they are white booted bantams without wondering if there is another breed mixed in there. They sure look like them.

 

[Lorilyn Farms]

There are no requirements in showing that a chicken be purebreed. As long as they have the required outside phenotype (look), then the judge will base the bird on that. The sticking point is in the breeding. However, since they came out so closely looking like d'uccles/booted bantams, I would just breed them back to get type.

 

[laseterlass]

Thank you Lorilyn. We think they're pretty awesome. I read that they are closely related but I still couldn't believe two mille fleurs produced white booted bantams. However, fairly new to chickens, I didn't realize that a hen could remain fertile for 2+ weeks. That is the only explanation anyone has come up with. She wouldn't lay eggs for her previous owner but I think she was too stressed from being cooped with standard size breeds (they picked on both the hen and roo). About 2-3 weeks after bringing them home and giving them their own coop and run, she started laying. She had a clutch of 11 that these 3 hatched from. We are assuming that one of the bigger roos must have pinned her down before we acquired them. Anyway, whatever combination produced these two, we adore them. I just wish I could say for sure that they are white booted bantams without wondering if there is another breed mixed in there. They sure look like them.

Recessive genetics. The SablePoot is one of the breeds that was used to create the D'uccle. Therefore if both parents carry the gene you will have them show up in the chicks. In the modern day U.S. they are called Booted Bantam. I to have them from D'uccle. The awesome thing about yours? The color. Beautiful boys. You are very lucky.

 

[ESofVA]

Does anyone happen to have any D'uccle hatching eggs that will produce chicks of different colors? I don't want all mille fleurs or porcelains...would like a mix.
TY

 

[LadyJai]

Thank you lasterlass!

I have been searching for information on this subject for quite a while. I'm glad that I joined this forum and have the privilege of talking chicken with all of you.

 

[mstricer]

I'm not sure!!! Might be my gold neck roo over porcelain, mille fleur and self blue hens - before they all went to new homes.

Must have been quite a party!

Only asked because they look like my Marans/d'Uccle mix

My breeding pens and trios. SO EXCITED!!!! 4 eggs collected so far, can't wait!

are those green feeders made from gourds

Does anyone happen to have any D'uccle hatching eggs that will produce chicks of different colors? I don't want all mille fleurs or porcelains...would like a mix.
TY

sent you a pm

 

[Sgtfirstwife]

Recently I hatched out D'Uccles, Seramas and Silkies chicks.They are all so darling and I love them all. I will however only be keeping the best and selling the rest. I don't breed for show, only for pet or those who just love chickens. Since they were all the same size at hatch, I put them in the same brooder box. The Silkies grew quickly, so I moved them to a brooder box with bigger chicks. I am also expecting D'Unccles eggs any day (I won on EBay) As well as geese and turkey eggs. My children wanted to hatch some big eggs. I am not sure how I am going to incubate everything, but I have a 7 egg incubator, a 40 egg incubator and 2 broody Silkie hens, they seem to stay broody. It is going to take some juggling but I will figure out what egg goes where, as long as I don't put geese eggs under the Silkies

Thankfully it is finally warm enough now to put the brooding boxes outside in the workshop. I love raising my chickens, they are such great therapy. This forum has been very helpful in educating me on so many things I did not know. Plus if I ever have a question about my chickens I know where to come for answers.
Since my life is not exciting enough we are moving a thousand miles this summer and the chickens are coming with us

I do have the best hubby. He puts up with our small zoo. Our children have inherited my love of animals, much to my husbands dismay, LOL!!The good news is we are moving to a home with more land. We have narrowed our home picks to four homes, one already has two chicken coops

. So there is my life in a nutshell. Fun, Fun, Fun

!!!!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend full of sunshine

 

[Barred4Life]

I had some d'Uccle hatch out 24 hours ago, and had to post...remind us all what it's all about

I hatch out all different eggs together (large fowl and bantam), and I must say my d'Uccle eggs were not a great success rate. Half were fertile. Just learning about the d'Uccle, is it common for roosters to not 'service' the hens much? My rooster is just 9 months...maybe they get more confident with age?
Is this not the cutest chick ever!!? Look at the fluffy face!

Now if I could just get tips on sexing mille fleurs! They are 2 very different colour!

 

[FairLeaBantams]

mstricer, no, the gourd-like feeders/waterers are actually plastic and came with the little enclosure called an Eggloo. They are pricey little coops, luckily for me, my friend gave me one she didn't need anymore!

 

[Major_in_MS]

I have 12 chicks that one of my LF hens recently hatched from clandestine nest. All of the chicks are feather footed and look like d'Uccle chicks so I'm certain that the sire is Sam, my mille fleur cock bird. With these chicks being mixed, what can I expect from them if I let any of them breed and hatch eggs or if I breed any of them back to their father? I do have two mille fleur d'Uccle pullets that have just started laying but I have not yet put them into a breeding pen with Sam. I'm guessing that I should probably leave any mixed birds out of the breeding pen, but I wanted to see if anybody had experimented with this.

Thanks,
Major