D'uccle Thread

[livenwpeeps]

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Well, it looks to me like you've got a real rainbow of colors. I would say your first chick, with the closed eye is a Mille Fleur, the second one is a Black Mottled, the third - I think is a self blue or Lavender and the last one probably a Porcelain.
As far as the eye is concerned, I don't know. If you can tell whether or not it is crusted shut or looks actually "grown" shut that would make a difference in how you proceed. If it's grown shut, you may just have to accept that it has one eye, if it looks crusted, what I would do is get some ophthalmic ointment and a Q-tip and gently apply the ointment every few hours. I'd try to wipe it off using a clean Q-tip before I re-applied. I wouldn't get medicated ointment by the way, I'd just get the kind of stuff that adds moisture.
They're adorable.

Thanks Lilcrow for your help with the colors and thank you for your help with the little one with the closed eye. When I was trying to work on it last night, I thought I saw the pupil underneath the yukky, dried stuff. I will take your advise and take a better look and go from there. I think they are soooo cute tooo!!!

GOOD NEWS!!!! The little chick opened his eye and is doing GREAT!!! It was open by the time I got home from work.

 

[lilcrow]

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Thanks Lilcrow for your help with the colors and thank you for your help with the little one with the closed eye. When I was trying to work on it last night, I thought I saw the pupil underneath the yukky, dried stuff. I will take your advise and take a better look and go from there. I think they are soooo cute tooo!!!

GOOD NEWS!!!! The little chick opened his eye and is doing GREAT!!! It was open by the time I got home from work.

Yeah!!!!!

 

[moonbeam12]

Hi D'uccle lovers! Two questions: first, do I have a D'uccle and second, hen or roo? About 6-7 months old in this picture...

 

[lilcrow]

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I'd say you have a Lavender d'Uccle cockerel. Hopefully as he gets older he'll get his rooster tail in.

 

[NateinFL]

Looks more like a cochin to me...

 

[Tracydr]

How do I know if my 7 week old rooster is porcelain or lavender?

 

[lilcrow]

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I went back and looked at with my cochin filter eyes and I've got to disagree with you Nate. I didn't comment on how good a d'Uccle it is but since I raise both Cochins and d'Uccle I've got to stick with my first assessment. The tail is very heavy but my guess is it can carry it much higher than this picture shows. It would be a much worse Cochin than d'Uccle. IMHO
We may never know.

 

[lilcrow]

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Be patient and it will become obvious, Porcelains have a pattern to them, Lavenders do not.

 

[GypsyChic]

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I went back and looked at with my cochin filter eyes and I've got to disagree with you Nate. I didn't comment on how good a d'Uccle it is but since I raise both Cochins and d'Uccle I've got to stick with my first assessment. The tail is very heavy but my guess is it can carry it much higher than this picture shows. It would be a much worse Cochin than d'Uccle. IMHO
We may never know.

I agree w/Lilcrow, it's a D'uccle. BUT at 7-8 mos old it should have streamers on rear as well as hackels to be a roo...I see none on this bird, so my vote is pullet

 

[Redcatcher]

It looks like a D'Uccle Cochin cross to me.