D'uccle Thread

[SonRise Silkies]

Sounds like a cute little bunch miohippus, do you have any pics of your Silkies or Calico Cochins?

 

[miohippus]

Sounds like a cute little bunch miohippus, do you have any pics of your Silkies or Calico Cochins?

yes,

These are the two other chicks my D'uccle is with a white silkie and a white Cochin



here are my to calico cochins they are not chicks and i don't have any calico chicks






these are my two grown silkies they are not very pretty im not going to order any more silkies from that hatchery.

 

[SonRise Silkies]

I agree about the Silkies, don't oreder from ANY hatchery if you can help it. They don't look much like Silkies at all.
But nice chickens anyhow. And I really like your Cochins!

 

[redneckchic]

I have a friend who breeds black mottled in hollister

Are they on BYC?

 

[redneckchic]

Does anyone know What a Mille roo crossed with a porcelain hen might end up looking like. Any pics?

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Would in theory be millie carrying half genes for porcelin; breed back to porcelain and you might get some porcelain.

Short answer look like millie

 

[redneckchic]

Ok thank you I figured thats how it may be but I guess I got it wrong tho... Im asking because I MAY buy from a guy who has not seperated his D'uccles yet, as far a color goes. I guess its actually a mille roo over a mille/porcelain hen, a black mottled hen & a blue mottled hen (so a mille roo over 3 diff color hens) would the black and blue mottled still turn out looking mille like you said the all porcelain would? I hope that makes sense!?? Im still learning all the color genes and what crosses will make what. I know these would not be any acceptable show colors... im not looking to show I just love the D'uccle breed and as long as there pure bread I love all the color variations. Thanks so much for any input

 

[QuoVadis]

Some of my chicks are 7 weeks old and I don't see very much showing to be roosters. Wouldn't they be showing bigger redder combs by now?
Or am I looking too soon?
Also some of them are tiny, really healthy and active but lots smaller than the others. I thought they might be pullets, and I think they are but not just cause they are small.
I know you need pics!!!! The small ones are so cute. Of course even the "big" ones are just a hand full.

I think you'd be able to tell by now, I usually have an idea of gender at 2 weeks, and know for sure by 4 weeks. None of the ones in your pictures looked like boys to me. I have really good luck with d'uccles in getting lots of girls. My last batch was 8 girls, 3 boys.

 

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My d'uccle

 

[SonRise Silkies]

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My d'uccle

Love it! Just beautiful! Such bright colors. You did good!!!