D'uccle Thread

[scbatz33]

Hey for all you Folks in and around central KY, we are firing up our Sadieville swap meet. April 2nd. WE have a thread.....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=468728

DOOOOOO CLAAAAAAY welcome.

Dee uccles

Duh-ukkel

Deeeeeee OOOOOOOOOOOOOookle

too!

 

[teddiliza]

one out of the shell & 20 more to go!

 

[NateinFL]

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An exciting day for you!!

 

[happyhensny]

Do Porcelain D'Uccles have any way, besides vent, to tell the boys from the girls? Feather growth, comb?

 

[mstricer]

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Yeah for you, I'm on day 6 of your eggs. Can't wait for mine to hatch. My girl is now laying good,

now that my bator is full and running. Only got 2 eggs before your eggs came and had to get in the bator.
Michele

 

[texasgal]

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Same as the other D'Uccles, I believe. Comb.. at about 3 weeks.

 

[happyhensny]

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Same as the other D'Uccles, I believe. Comb.. at about 3 weeks.

Thanks! I have another 2 weeks then....

 

[wegotchickens]

Well, I guess it's a good thing I got a lavender boy in with the project gals when I did: One has gone broody, and announced it by screaming at the other pullets like a homicidal velociraptor. Currently the other pullets are scared to even us the box NEXT to the screaming banshee

The Tennessee millies are laying, finally. I have set some to check fertility.
The Texas millies are sitting on their butts doing nada. I broke down and fed them a couple of tablespoons of crushed red pepper this afternoon. They seemed to like it. We'll see if that jump starts the eggs laying, or if it's a wives tale. I am desperate to get eggs before the broody-contagion sweeps through the coop!

So far I have a silkie and a showgirl with their butts firmly planted on nests. The other showgirl is thinking about joining them. A Tennessee millie was also showing an inclination, but I let them out to free-range and she couldn't resist playing in the woods.

So far my project my project crossing gave me 2 lavenders, 2 funky millies, 4 porcelain-looking, 4 'birchen' looking chicks, and a BUNCH of pengiun chicks that are feathering in mostly all black. One has some red lacing, a couple have a white feather or two. I'll keep the mostly black pullets to go with my black roo later this summer.

I have a BUNCH of lavender x project eggs 'cooking', and fertility looks GREAT.
I have about 6 millie eggs in the bator, plus 6 more under the broody silkie. We'll see how they do.

 

[Carolynspeeps]

WGC...you have been busy! I just set 12 more D'uccle eggs. I'll keep you posted, the count down begins!
edited for improper sentence structure..too much allergy meds!! Yay Spring!!

 

[speckledhen]

I candled the dozen D'Anver eggs that Aubrey sent me. Only one appears clear and the rest are developing nicely! I'm excited! Five are porcelains and the rest are Mille Fleur color. The coop is coming along and hopefully, will be ready in time to use as a grow-out coop for this big batch of chicks I'm incubating.

Beau is crowing every morning. I love to listen to him crow! Hope the D'Anver males have a nice crow like Beau does.

Good luck, Carolyn!