D'uccle Thread

[Lorilyn Farms]

That's it! I'm going to water bottles! If those baby turkeys can figure out how to use them in 5 seconds, then so can my very messy chickens. I stopped putting them in the coops and made them come out to drink, because of them throwing their trash into the water. But now I have babies in there that don't come out to free range yet, so I need CLEAN water in there....

 

[Phoenix Farms]

Sold all 5 of my D'Uccles (1 roo & 4 hens) and my RIR bantam hen yesterday. All the bantams are gone it broke my heart but they went to a good home. I had to choose one chicken breed to keep breeding and had to sell the other breed in order to raise rabbits. We ran out of room since the bantams couldn't go with the 80 LF birds. The guy gave a god price for them though. He paid extra to have me deliver them, for the gas. I now only have the Phoenix birds.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Sold all 5 of my D'Uccles (1 roo & 4 hens) and my RIR bantam hen yesterday. All the bantams are gone

it broke my heart but they went to a good home. I had to choose one chicken breed to keep breeding and had to sell the other breed in order to raise rabbits. We ran out of room since the bantams couldn't go with the 80 LF birds. The guy gave a god price for them though. He paid extra to have me deliver them, for the gas. I now only have the Phoenix birds.

You see me on here too

and I haven't had d'Uccles in awhile. I just love them and can't get over them. One day I would like to keep them again.

 

[redrooster99]

Can somebody tell me a good d'uccle breeder

 

[hdowden]

So, I'm positing a message I'll be putting on other threads, too- it's really hard to post this, but I'm just stretched toooooo thin, and it has to happen for a bit. I'll be keeping my favorite hens in my backyard, but the breeding projects have to go.

It's tough, but temporary.

My job has whipped me up and down the block for the last year or so, and that's in addition to having relatives here, being a caregiver, and home-schooling teen daughters. I'm strung out.

I have to liquidate. I've said it before, but this is really it. I have to get rid of everything that isn't legal within city limits, because the farm outside town at which I have my breeding facility is also closing down. I have a deadline now.

So: I'm listing in BYC threads initially because so many of you are like-minded and I'd love some of my projects to go on...I'd like to get back into them eventually! I mean, these kids will be going off to college, and perhaps someday I'll have my own farm! Having a farm on someone else's property kinda stinks, really...I'd like to be able to go outside to care for all of my birds...not have to get in the car!

Anyway...

I have a flock of banty Cochins, which were moving toward Chocolate. I have a Blue hen, a Mottled trio, a Chocolate pullet, three black cockerels split to Chocolate, and a Black trio.

I have a flock of d'Uccles that were moving toward Chocolate: 5 Chocolate pullets, a split cockerel, a Black Copper roo, a 6 pack of Isabel chicks and lots of Black and Chocolate chicks. This is sex-linked Choc and I'm 2 generations in. They are still too round but look like d'Uccles.

I have a flock of Marans: a trio of FBCM, 2 Chocolate Copper pullets, a Black roo, a Blue hen, a Splash hen...and tons of chicks, many of them split to or fully Chocolate.

I have a flock of Silkies: 3 Black hens, a Blue roo, a Splash hen, and a White hen. Tons of varied chicks.

The Konzas. Here my heart breaks. I have 5 roos and 10 pullets and a bunch of chicks. They are magnificent. I may just try to keep them locally somewhere if someone around here will foster the project for a bit. They are everything I wanted them to be.

I have a Chocolate Rock project, but need to inventory them...

I also have a trio of Bourbon Reds, a pair of Royal Palms, and 4 or 6 poults of varied lineage.

*sigh*

Message me if you're interested. I will ship.

wish you were closer i would take the cochin, d'uccle, silkies, and the rocks but the shipping would be to hard on me price wise.

would love to continue those projects.

 

[hdowden]

Can somebody tell me a good d'uccle breeder

anyone in this group

 

[dsfrango]

Can somebody tell me a good d'uccle breeder

I have some decent mottled D'uccles. Are you looking for eggs or started birds? I only do eggs right now but I usually shop eggs every week. Let me know I hope you find some if not from me!

 

[chickletteSarge]

Anyone know of or have a self blueXgoldenneck? If so pics? I have my self blue too and a golden neck pullet almost at POL! I would like t see what I might get before I put them together...

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

So, I'm positing a message I'll be putting on other threads, too- it's really hard to post this, but I'm just stretched toooooo thin, and it has to happen for a bit. I'll be keeping my favorite hens in my backyard, but the breeding projects have to go.

It's tough, but temporary.

My job has whipped me up and down the block for the last year or so, and that's in addition to having relatives here, being a caregiver, and home-schooling teen daughters. I'm strung out.

I have to liquidate. I've said it before, but this is really it. I have to get rid of everything that isn't legal within city limits, because the farm outside town at which I have my breeding facility is also closing down. I have a deadline now.

So: I'm listing in BYC threads initially because so many of you are like-minded and I'd love some of my projects to go on...I'd like to get back into them eventually! I mean, these kids will be going off to college, and perhaps someday I'll have my own farm! Having a farm on someone else's property kinda stinks, really...I'd like to be able to go outside to care for all of my birds...not have to get in the car!

Anyway...

I have a flock of banty Cochins, which were moving toward Chocolate. I have a Blue hen, a Mottled trio, a Chocolate pullet, three black cockerels split to Chocolate, and a Black trio.

I have a flock of d'Uccles that were moving toward Chocolate: 5 Chocolate pullets, a split cockerel, a Black Copper roo, a 6 pack of Isabel chicks and lots of Black and Chocolate chicks. This is sex-linked Choc and I'm 2 generations in. They are still too round but look like d'Uccles.

I have a flock of Marans: a trio of FBCM, 2 Chocolate Copper pullets, a Black roo, a Blue hen, a Splash hen...and tons of chicks, many of them split to or fully Chocolate.

I have a flock of Silkies: 3 Black hens, a Blue roo, a Splash hen, and a White hen. Tons of varied chicks.

The Konzas. Here my heart breaks. I have 5 roos and 10 pullets and a bunch of chicks. They are magnificent. I may just try to keep them locally somewhere if someone around here will foster the project for a bit. They are everything I wanted them to be.

I have a Chocolate Rock project, but need to inventory them...

I also have a trio of Bourbon Reds, a pair of Royal Palms, and 4 or 6 poults of varied lineage.

*sigh*

Message me if you're interested. I will ship.

Oh I am so sorry to hear that you have to downsize to a small flock!

Do take care of yourself!!

One day I hope you will have the time and space to follow those breeding goals!!

 

[Lorilyn Farms]

Anyone know of or have a self blueXgoldenneck? If so pics? I have my self blue too and a golden neck pullet almost at POL! I would like t see what I might get before I put them together...

You are going to get a buff colombian with white instead of black accents. The mille fleur pattern requires the colombian and the mottled gene. The mottling requires two copies to show it. Therefore, you are going to lose your spots. Unless you want a plain bird, I would pair up something else. Even if the mottling only needed 1 copy to show, you would end up with more gold necks. Nothing spectacular, colorwise. Now, if you have a dun or chocolate, that would mix nicely with the blue and create a wonderful, pale milk chocolatey beige. It's an astounding color.

My dun d'uccle projects are coming along nicely.