D'uccle Thread

[teddiliza]

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I think the one one your shoulder is definitely a girl, but the first pic looks like boy d'uccles to me. I think I tend to hatch more boys than girls too. I think next year I'm going to order some mille pullets from mpc just to even things out.

 

[hdowden]

3 porcilens look like hens from that angle the milli looks like a roo and the one on your shoulder is pullet

 

[Jloeffler]

Yep, the one on my shoulder has almost no comb what-so-ever. The porcelains are throwing me off though. The two in the front have slightly prominent combs, nowhere near as prominent as the Mille fleur of the same age. There combs are slightly red or pinkish at the base but the rest is plain. Do the porcelains usually develop slower than the Mille fleurs?

Thanks for checking out the pics and giving me your opinion Teddi and hdowden! I appreciate it.

Question about foot feathering: does it thicken up as they get older? I'm asking because some have heavier feathering than others and I wondered if after they molt if more feathers will come in.

 

[Herechicks]

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Here's porcelain my porcelain d'uccle hen

. I have her with my Mille Fleur D'uccle rooster Little Man

 

[Jloeffler]

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Very pretty! At what age did her comb start to change colors?

 

[hdowden]

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i know when i got my roo he really didnt have a lot of feathering on his feet but as he has gotten older hes gained more and now hes molting and it looks like he might be getting even more feathers

 

[hdowden]

i have an online show for d'uccle's. no one gets disquilifed but if you pic and info do not follow the guidelines it wont be judged but i will still send a partiapation award to you. please make sure you post your pics under the right cate thank you

edit: heres the link i forgot to put

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=579268

 

[Herechicks]

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Very pretty! At what age did her comb start to change colors?

thank you. She is 7 months old. About when she was 5-6 months old. It was pink and then gradually started to go red. It's getting redder

Still no eggs from her though waiting patiently lol

. Cant wait though.

 

[Jloeffler]

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I took a bunch of pics of my chicks so I could select the two entries I wanted to make, and then saw the age requirements fo the chicks! I can't take or post for one more week! Then they'll be one and a half months! So expect two chick entries from me next week!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

How can you not love d'Uccles? Those cute faces!
I am almost done with the web page for mine.
Here is a new beauty I got last weekend.

And her with her new husband.

Not the best photos but mine can't stay still more than 2 seconds!

Anyone have an Everberg?