D'uccle Thread

[mstricer]

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I think they just look like they are having trouble, kinda like they have saggy pants on, huh? I do believe you can trim them like you do wing feathers.
Michele

 

[wegotchickens]

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I think they just look like they are having trouble, kinda like they have saggy pants on, huh? I do believe you can trim them like you do wing feathers.
Michele

Be careful when they're young. If there's still blood in the feathers you can hurt them. .

 

[project7030]

Here is my Mille Fleur d'Uccle
She is so darn sweet. I just love her.

Millie

 

[WestKnollAmy]

My d'Uccles from Teddiliza are super birds! They have been maturing well, really easy to work with. They always jump onto my arms, head and shoulders when I open the cage door and let me scoop them up without any problems when they have flown down to the ground to check stuff out. I make sure everyone gets morning or night kisses as I handle them twice a day to take them outside and then back into the barn so since they were about 6 weeks old they have always had me touching them. I smooth their feathers and tickle their cheeks. They have been very good birds.
Some of the others I had hatched have not done as well and of the 4 breeders I started with Teddiliza's are about the only ones I have left with maybe one roo and 2 pullets from another breeder. They just were not very hardy.
I color tagged them all at hatch to make sure I keep up with who came from whom. The one roo that is not from her is kinda mean. He makes sure he bites me every time I pick him up so that just means he gets extra hugs and kisses, much to his dismay. He isn't really mean, just aggressive. It is barely a pinch but he thinks he is showing me who is boss. He also is the smallest and lives with the girls because of this.

The 6 big healthy boys that live together are wonderful. They are around other girls of bigger breeds but never give me lip about going back into their cage for the night. I don't get attitude from them at all. And they love me to pet them and whisper in their ears. Boys are easy to spoil but the girls are good, too. I have 2 MF girls that are super nice, one more so than the other.

I have enjoyed owning this breed so far and they have been easy for me to deal with. I can't wait until this heat is over so I can finish their condo and get them out of the barn.

 

[Nimby Chickens]

I have three 6-week-old mille fleur d'uccles that I hatched from local eggs. The guy I bought them from keeps exhibition d'uccles.

This is my first experience with the breed, out of 3 I got 1 pullet and 2 cockerels (I think). The pullet is very demure, I call her Dolly. The boys are the bravest I've seen, they challenge my hand every time I change the feed and water. They are called Cornelius (the prettier one) and Barnaby (the braver one). I plan on showing them if possible - I need to look up the SOP.

My question... how loud do these guys crow? Can they be house pets? I can't keep a rooster outside - I live in a normal neighborhood. But if I kept 2 d'uccles in a big birdcage in my house... is that even possible? I have heard that people keep their exhibition stock indoors to maintain the 'pretty' look. I would love to have a rooster but he can't be outside crowing all the darn time.

 

[Housefull]

Our rooster was the loudest little guy ever lol...

 

[mstricer]

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They crow all the time and loudly. At first u say oh how cute. But once they learn they are none stop and loud but still cute

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I have two older Porcelain D'uccle hens, and a Lemon something or other D'uccle x Japanese mix rooster. I think I will put them in a breeding pen and see what the babies will look like, just for the heck of it.

~ Aspen

 

[NateinFL]

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Congrats on your new d'uccles! They're a wonderful breed, feel free to share your pics of your babies with all of us...you're one of the few in FL I've come into contact with that has d'uccles, exhibition stock no less. If you need help with the SOP I can try and get you a copy. Don't sweat it if your birds don't meet the standard perfectly, that's the fun in breeding them, they're very difficult to perfect as you will find.

 

[Housefull]

Butter our little hen...

Millie-butter by little2shy21, on Flickr

I thinks these two are going to be Roos? They are only 3 months old.. And not nearly as pretty has there daddy

Miniroos by little2shy21, on Flickr