D'uccle Thread

[chisNchickens]

That just stirred up an old memory of my first two d'uccle roosters. They were hand raised and had no fear of people. They were very cute until they started attacking people, and even then it was still pretty adorable. you would be walking along, and all of a sudden something would brush up against you. turn around and there would be a little d'uccle rooster all puffed up and ready to go in for another attack. It was not so funny when they started going after my younger brothers eyes. They were quickly removed from the flock. I have never had one like that since though.

I hope I never have another like him! He actually did damage...scratched the heck out of my husband's legs and would bite and twist too. My husband tried and tried to make up with him, he would offer him treats and Sweetie would take treats from his hand and then attack his hand, then take more treats...lol. Mean little bugger.

 

[Hannah15]

I might have the wrong tool name. I will have to ask some of the people that told me about it. Never did I say it was more humane. But IMO there are many other things that are more important to look for in breeding than spurless roosters. Of course every way is going to cause some pain. I wouldn't let one account convince you that the spurs don't really do anything.in one case I had a rooster that fought off dogs, racoons, etc and I am sure would have died sooner had he not had those spurs.

Oh, I agree that if you are breeding for show, eggs, meat, etc., there are more important considerations. It just seems that a lot of people on this site breed ONLY for pets. In that case I could see it as a consideration. To be fair, the incident with the raccoon was brought up mostly because it was recent, not because I expect every situation to go like that. However, the fact that the peacock certainly did not scare the raccoon with his (lack of) spurs, but his size and aggressiveness, while the raccoon was not at all deterred by the rooster who is well endowed with spurs, is somewhat relevant.

 

[misfitmorgan]

i dont know what happened today in the coop but my poor little porcelain booted bantam was bleeding all over the place, it looks like someone killed something in there. The only damage i can find on him is a missing toenail/toe tip. but i wouldnt think that would bleed so badly.

 

[Sofarabbit]

Something similar happened to me once. I came out in the morning to let the chickens out into their run and I opened the coop door and there was dried blood everywhere. It was literally splattered all over the four inside walls of the coop. I mean it was all over the walls from top to bottom. I checked out both chickens and they were fine, no missing toe nails or injuries to see. To this day I have no idea what happened that night/morning in the coop. I guess my point is, if they can bleed that much with no visible cuts or injuries, I'm sure a missing toe nail could cause a serious amount of blood.

 

[chickenman5024]

Hi I am a mille fleur d'uccle breeder and I was looking for hatching eggs for golden necks, porcilans, blue mille fleur, and mottled thanks in advance

 

[mymilliefleur]

i dont know what happened today in the coop but my poor little porcelain booted bantam was bleeding all over the place, it looks like someone killed something in there. The only damage i can find on him is a missing toenail/toe tip. but i wouldnt think that would bleed so badly.

Something similar happened to me once. I came out in the morning to let the chickens out into their run and I opened the coop door and there was dried blood everywhere. It was literally splattered all over the four inside walls of the coop. I mean it was all over the walls from top to bottom. I checked out both chickens and they were fine, no missing toe nails or injuries to see. To this day I have no idea what happened that night/morning in the coop. I guess my point is, if they can bleed that much with no visible cuts or injuries, I'm sure a missing toe nail could cause a serious amount of blood.

I have had that happen to me as well. I have gone in the coop and found blood all over the roosts, feeders, etc, and the cause almost always is a broken nail or feather. It happens mostly when they are molting, since those new feathers on their feet can easily be torn. It seems like the smallest injuries always are the ones that bleed the worse.

 

[alibra]

Heres some current photos of my Mille hens and roos

all are beautiful but this guy is unbelievably beautiful!!!

 

[alibra]

My two porcelain d'uccles Bella and Luna. They are a little over a year old. They are awesome and super affectionate. They are my first set of chickens, and I couldn't ask for better chickens to start with. I would like to get some additional colors at some point. If anyone ever has doubts out getting a couple girls for themselves, they shouldn't. They're an awesome (and super cute) breed.

PRETTY GIRLS!!!!!!!!!

 

[K Epp]

I had a quail loose a nail and I thought the poor thing was going to bleed to death. Also had a d'Uccle break a blood feather. It bled a lot too. I'm going out to check and see if my good have spurs. My Porcelain are sweet. My Milli is a little tempramental at times. He doesn't like me to wear gloves.

 

[redrooster99]

I had a quail loose a nail and I thought the poor thing was going to bleed to death. Also had a d'Uccle break a blood feather. It bled a lot too. I'm going out to check and see if my good have spurs. My Porcelain are sweet. My Milli is a little tempramental at times. He doesn't like me to wear gloves.

Lol. No gloves. Lol