D'uccle Thread

[spook]

Thought I'd share the new member of our family, Humphrey LeCock MF D'uccle. Seems as though he was a $250 bird...and 2 well spent exhausting days in Springfield, MA!

Beauty isn't he. I believe he needs to grow a bit prior to meeting the 2 ladies!

So pleased to have met the few BYCers that we could, no sale D's - except cockerels. Bummer, but time brings us what we need

 

[acid_chipmunk]

He is very handsome spook!

 

[X2Farm]

Hey Folks, sorry to just jump in... got me a D'uccle at a local show.. just lookin around

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So that was the lil one with the egg in the cage? (I can't remember the breed, but it was a beautiful lavender colored pullet/hen of some tiny breed)My daughter was absolutely TICKLED that one of them layed an egg at the show

 

[GypsyChic]

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Just look at that 'great beards on the ones' nice

how many ae laying and what have they hatched so fa? Love color

 

[Carolynspeeps]

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So that was the lil one with the egg in the cage? (I can't remember the breed, but it was a beautiful lavender colored pullet/hen of some tiny breed)My daughter was absolutely TICKLED that one of them layed an egg at the show

She was in an end cage along the wall, a D'uccle.....hope you enjoyed the show.

There were also a couple of Serama that laid as well.

so sweet.

 

[wegotchickens]

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Sorry to take so long to respond. Been a bit busy

YES! These were your eggs. To have 9 going strong is a good sign. It's no guarantee they won't 'poop out' partway, but 9 going strong and 2 weak is EXCELLENT fertility! The air cells look good, too, so I think they had a decent trip through the PO.

 

[acid_chipmunk]

Lori, how did you do?????????

 

[wegotchickens]

So, the show. I am happy and sad.

Happy: 7 1st place out of 12 birds
Sad: I was the only one showing any of my varieties. There were a pair of black mottled there from Shady Oaks Bantams and that was it. Their hen took BB.

Happy: TNB got RV, one of my new millies got BV & RB, despite a note about poor middle toe feathering.
Sad: I should've removed TN's spurs sooner.

But the saddest part of all was watching the judge walk away with my white roo, Orion, and consult a judge and the SOP before DQ'ing him. He has a split feather on a secondary wing feather. It was the second layer, it looked to me, and I thought about arguing and then bit my tongue. The judge did talk to me about it after that, so I was glad I was well-mannered. He said Orion is perfect form, good toe feathers, and that he would keep breeding him. I just need to watch and see if it's genetic. It might be a trauma thing, where the feather was messed with while growing in, but the judge doesn't think so. I guess I'll just keep him home and keep an eye on it. And keep breeding him. But if I ever notice that feather is missing, I will show him again (post molt).

I won't pull it. DH thought I should, and enter him again. But I won't. The white hen and pullet both got good marks, despite the hen getting ticked on poorer middle toe feathers, so I will breed a bunch of white chicks and see if I ever encounter this particular defect again.

But I still wanted to

because he is otherwise perfect and sooooooooooooo pretty!!

All morning long I watched my lavender girl pull shavings around her, and throw them onto her back, so I knew she'd lay an egg. I was watching for it! But I still missed the actual moment. I heard folks squeal and laugh, and turned as she was picking shavings off it. I know she'd have pulled it under her and set on it, so I snagged it right away and put it in a safe place. It is now in the bator.

BTW, the bator was peeping. The first white x lav chick has pipped

And the project girls are squatting for me

I'll clean the coop and add 'Keeper' to them this week, plus put the nest boxes back in there. The girls are about 6 months old, so it's certainly about time for them to earn their keep!

So, my happy/ sad day ended on a very upbeat note, with birds finally ready to breed, a new egg for the bator, and a peep coming from the bator.

 

[Carolynspeeps]

OMG...Lori, I was standing at the Serama show table when that judge came in w/ this white bird. I had no idea it was YOUR bird! So sorry.

 

[wegotchickens]

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Yeppers. When a judge wanders off for a second opinion it is NEVER a good sign.

The judge clearly admired the bird, and felt bad about DQing him.