D'uccle Thread

[chickenkeeper12]

Is this a nice mille?

 

[dsfrango]

He's not a d'Uccle, he's a Booted Bantam.

Thanks for pointing that out but I think this pic was used as more of an example for the Golden neck coloration...they are so similar in structure and origin that the color genetics are basically the same....

 

[crowcreek]

Hey all, I have not posted in a while. I had traded some silver sebrights for these two d'Uccle's that I was told were pullets. They are about eight months now and doing very well. I had posted a little while back wondering if you all thought they were pullets. You were all correct. They are not. Just thought I would share a picture of them now. I do not know anything about looks for show but I think they are beautiful

 

[Joliet]

How many chicks are there? Is each picture a different chick? Top and bottom mille fleurs are definitely a boys (if different chicks). Once you get the knack of it D'uccles are pretty easy to sex at 2-3 weeks old. Boys have bigger, pinker combs

yes they are all different chicks thankd

 

[Lunar]

OK peeps....rookie alert!

I have my first few chicks from this years babies that hatched back in Jan/Feb. BUT.....I have a question. The original parents were a black roo over lavender hens. I got all visually black chicks that should be split to lavender (all of them). Now they have produced chicks that are visually different. I have taken these black girls, split to lavender, back to a lavender roo.

My question... IF black and yellow chicks are black, what are black chicks with white bellies??

I should only be getting black chicks or lavender chicks, but I have hatched 2 lavenders, 3 black with yellow bellies and such and 2 black with white bellies. Is that some tell-tell sign of being split to lavender? OR what?

Thanks for any insight.

 

[amp86]

Does anyone have any Millie fleur hens, pairs or trios for sale that would be willing to ship? We are in Florida 33470.

 

[mstricer]

 

These are gold necks no blue

He's not a d'Uccle, he's a Booted Bantam.

My bad I was looking at the color

This might help with the golden neck confusion... appartently there are two genetically different forms of golden neck, one lighter than the other. Now I just want to know which kind Ideal sells!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/367832/gold-neck-duccle-vs-regular-mille

That is a serious defect look at the standards I posted

Hey all, I have not posted in a while. I had traded some silver sebrights for these two d'Uccle's that I was told were pullets. They are about eight months now and doing very well. I had posted a little while back wondering if you all thought they were pullets. You were all correct. They are not. Just thought I would share a picture of them now. I do not know anything about looks for show but I think they are beautiful

Watch the wattles, dUccles should have no wattles

 

[Adele - East TN]

I am new to chickens acquiring a mille hen and roo this May. I have added another Mille hen and 2 silkies this November. The Millies are all about 11 months old and the silkies are 4 months old. They live in a portable chicken coop and have a fenced in play area. The coop is moved every 2 weeks. They eat Purina Layena Omega 3 16% protein feed, wild game poultry block, Treats (about 3 times per week) consist of rice, noodles, bacon grease/oatmeal/peanut butter and veggies. It began raining on Tuesday of Thanksgiving week and turned cold. I didn't see the chickens much as they stayed in the coop near the heat lamp. On Thurday evening I noticed the roo did not go upstairs to sleep in the coop. I picked him up an put him upstairs. On Friday I noticed he was limping and brought him in to inspect his feet. He had poop on the underside of one foot. I washed his feet in warm soapy water and saw that the foot feather shafts were inflamed. I applied Neosporin. On Saturday I cleaned the coop and applied new pine shavings with Sevin dust. For the past 5 days I've soaked the roos feet in an Epsom salt bath and either put Neosporin or bag balm on his feet. I also dusted him with Garden and Poultry powder on Monday. He is still crowing and having relations with the hens. But I can tell that his feet are really hurting. I have found a vet that will see chickens if you think I need to take him in. The pictures were taken this morning after his foot soat. There is a red bare spot on his belly about where his feet would tuck underneath him. They is also a bare spot where his tail starts so he was dusted for feather mites this past weekend.

 

[Adele - East TN]

It's me again with the rooster with the red irritated fethers on his feet. I read a post where tall grass can cause foot feather irritation. His coop was moved to the back field in early November. The back field has grass that is pretty high. With the first frost the grass flopped over but I can see how he would have a difficult time and get tangled in the grass. I plan on moving the coop tonight. Please let me know if anyone has seen this before.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

It's me again with the rooster with the red irritated fethers on his feet. I read a post where tall grass can cause foot feather irritation. His coop was moved to the back field in early November. The back field has grass that is pretty high. With the first frost the grass flopped over but I can see how he would have a difficult time and get tangled in the grass. I plan on moving the coop tonight. Please let me know if anyone has seen this before.

I live in Indiana and none of my chickens have ever had problems with the grass. But they haven't been in an outrageously tall area without the option to go in a shorter area.