D'uccle Thread

[NewHopePoultry]

Ill have to see if I can find another girl

Im new to the the breed.
Is there info true:

" Not hardy. Very slow to mature for full coloring. Good forager. Very broody. Tolerates confinement. Fliers. Quiet, friendly. Cockerels less aggressive than other bantams. Lays small creamy-white egg"

 

[wegotchickens]

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They have to molt before they get their true coloring, so yes. It can take over a year to be mature. They tolerate confinement but prefer to be where they can run around and forage. They are VERY good foragers! Mine are not quiet, especially when they want out of their runs to play in the yard. I find them very talkative and when agitated DH thinks they sound like geese. They do fly well, and enjoy it.
The hens are especially friendly and will come to visit with you when they're done foraging.

Most cocks are less aggressive, but they can still be a bit snapish at times, especially if they think you're messing with their girls. They are also quite alert, and I've never had mine miss a threat. They have a warning call for hawks that's different than the one for dogs, and the one for me (lol). I've also heard mine relay the warning around the pens, so that even the ones that can't see the threat are making sure their gals are in hiding.

I let my 4 weeks old babes play in the yard yesterday, and they had a blast. DH was able to walk over and pick them up to talk to them, and some ran over to have their turn getting attention. He never ever cares for them, so I guess he was a new audience for their antics. It was cute.

Yes, they can be very broody. I had all 3 millies in one pen go at the same time last year, and they took turns setting and then took turns mothering the chicks. It was adorable. I'm trying really hard to keep that from happening this year! It was almost 3 months before they laid another small, creamy white egg

I like to have quads, and that seems to work well for my coops and fertility.

 

[Carolynspeeps]

GC and WGC.... Eggs went into lock down last night

 

[spook]

Good thoughts Carolyn!

We Got Chickens, I couldn't have said it any better. How awesome it is to see these little clowns out jabbering around. Interestingly, everyone claims how broody they are, but have only 1 in a few years actually go broody. Today is the day that I may get around to throwing my chicks OUT (onto the porch) and their parents are going OUT to the hutch. Musical chickens.

They are such sweeties! Good luck all of you with your hatching and enjoy the super spring weather we have been having!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

I agree spook.
It's been my experience that none of the (D' ) breeds, d'Uccle, d'Anders, etc are very broody. Every once in a while one will go broody for me, but of the 350+ bantams out there, very seldom will I ever have one of them do it. Which personally I love, if they are broody, they arent producing....

 

[Carolynspeeps]

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These chicks must be in a hurry to get here....already had one pip this morning!

 

[wegotchickens]

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These chicks must be in a hurry to get here....already had one pip this morning!

Yay!
Mine hatch pretty consistently at 20 days.

Hope you have an AWESOME hatch!!!

 

[NewHopePoultry]

My littest ones are outzide right now enjoying the weather

 

[NewHopePoultry]

are the roostrers very loud?

 

[GypsyChic]

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These chicks must be in a hurry to get here....already had one pip this morning!

That's awesome...hope you have a wonderful hatch.