D'uccle Thread

[Metella]

Well - sure - if anyone specifically gets D'Uccles - then they want the "type" but may not care about extra wattles, or no face puffs - they may like the puffs - but not care ... as the bird is still a little D'uccle


and hey - those of us like that are great for you show breeders to find a good place for your culls !!!!

I knew about the wattles - so when I hatched out just 3 peeps to keep a little flock going - I picked the roo without them ....

 

[scflock]

Those were the answers I was looking for, thanks. With that knowledge, and a helpful PM, I know that mine are too far from SQ to really even worry about it, so I am happy with my little multi-colored family. It would take years to breed them back to form, and that's not what I got into this for. I love their look, and will still sell their chicks, I just didn't want to be asking $35 for a $15 bird. Thanks
So now that you guys know me, these are my d'uccles

 

[dsfrango]

Well - sure - if anyone specifically gets D'Uccles - then they want the "type" but may not care about extra wattles, or no face puffs - they may like the puffs - but not care ... as the bird is still a little D'uccle


and hey - those of us like that are great for you show breeders to find a good place for your culls !!!!

I knew about the wattles - so when I hatched out just 3 peeps to keep a little flock going - I picked the roo without them ....

Right you are

 

[Angie16hearts]

I have a mille Fluer D'uccle bantam. She is six and a half months old. I was wondering when do they typically lay eggs? Thank you for any thoughts or responses.

 

[paris_r]

this time of year they arent productive anyways, so the season will have an effect too. usually 6-8 months but out of about 15 in that age group i have only gotten an occasional egg right now-not even one a day

 

[Angie16hearts]

this time of year they arent productive anyways, so the season will have an effect too. usually 6-8 months but out of about 15 in that age group i have only gotten an occasional egg right now-not even one a day

Thank you for your response. She is my little friend along with curly the black one. I have a standard flock of 11. So I'm not worried about her eggs. I'm just curious. How many eggs do you get on a good week and a bad week?

She's our baby!!! the one who wants to be carried all the time. I just love her breed! So smart and fun! She screams at me if I don't pay attention to her.

 

[paris_r]

well how many eggs depends on a lot, since they are not bred for production it usually isnt take into account when selecting for breeding. i have some that mtch my silkies in production-so about 3 a week on a good week-zero on a bad one as i mentioned out of ~20 hens right now i get less than 1 a day. I also have a dwarf sports in my line and those tiny (about 60% normal size) usually dont lay well and stop regular laying by age 3. i have a 6 year old hen right now and am unsure if she still lays since i have her in a large group pen.

 

[Angie16hearts]

well how many eggs depends on a lot, since they are not bred for production it usually isnt take into account when selecting for breeding. i have some that mtch my silkies in production-so about 3 a week on a good week-zero on a bad one as i mentioned out of ~20 hens right now i get less than 1 a day. I also have a dwarf sports in my line and those tiny (about 60% normal size) usually dont lay well and stop regular laying by age 3. i have a 6 year old hen right now and am unsure if she still lays since i have her in a large group pen.

She's so sweet! She will forever have a home here eggs or not.

The big girls give us plenty if eggs.
Very interesting about egg production.
Do many of yours go broody ?

 

[paris_r]

usually they require some eggs in the boxes to really go broody, some may sit for a week in an empty nest and then give up. but when i had eggs i had hens fighting over sitting on eggs and they would change boxes back and forth. unfortunately some were bad mothers and killed a few of the hatching chicks, but that also could have been a non broody and based on pecking order fights. i usually give motherhood over to silkies and i am getting LF cochins to help out this year. i have however had duccle moms in the past that hatched their own chicks and then i gave them more to watch when they were a little older . one hen had 18 3 week olds sleeping with her in a cat box, unfortunately i lost almost all to wet fowl pox that year.

 

[dogwonder]

Porcelains have been re- homed.. yay!