D'uccle Thread

[sager:)silkies]

it hasent laid an egg yet and there in breeding pens and its +8 in there and they get like 10-12 hours of artificail light

 

[hdowden]

i dont know how they do with artificail light as i dont use that on my chickens. sometimes hen dont start laying to after a year, or at least thats what i have read

it hasent laid an egg yet and there in breeding pens and its +8 in there and they get like 10-12 hours of artificail light

 

[joanie_maine]

Does anyone know of someone on the list that would ship eggs or chicks? The egg purchase with the other person on there wasn't good..but as they said, they had too much going, I guess, and now I am back to trying to buy eggs and get them shipped, without all the mistakes? So, any guidance here would be great! Still hoping to buy froma breeder, not hatchery, but may have to try that route?

I have Porcelain and Mille Fleur d'Uccles. And Bantam Cochins.
Haven't had much time to post here, since I'm hustling to everyone watered, fed and comfortable

Right now, it's VERY cold & snowy here and my hens have been laying a few eggs. I'm hatching what I can.

Also, I have a few started birds and some hens that I will be selling as soon as the weather warms up.

Shipping in cold weather is a gamble here - I can't wait for SPRING!!!!

 

[wegotchickens]

It isn't all about the light. What are your temps like?

We have 50-60 degrees for our highs in the past 2 weeks, and of 18 d'Uccle hens I am getting 4-6 eggs a week. When the temps stay in the 70's I know more will go into high gear. I do NOT give artificial light at all.

My silkie and showgirls are another story. From 6 hens I get 9-12 eggs a week, and that's from just one quad! The other quad has stopped for the moment.

it hasent laid an egg yet and there in breeding pens and its +8 in there and they get like 10-12 hours of artificail light

 

[sager:)silkies]

the temps they have go from 5 to 10c. the only thing is my breeding pens are currently in the basement thats why its artificial light i will say 1 thing even tho im givin them artificial light they still only get like 8-12 hours a day and my question was when do they start to lay see if this was a silkie i wouldnt be surprised she hasent laid yet as silkies take 8-12 months to lay there first egg. i want to incubate her eggs because she is my show stock but i havent had these 2 for long and dont know a thing about this breed so i really dont know when they start to lay she is about 11 months old know should i be worried she hasent laid an egg?

 

[hdowden]

can you post her pic? has her comb and wattles turned red? i would imagine that she would already have started to lay. is she by herself or does she have other hens with her? her eggs would be a slightly tented white egg making it look like a light cream color. heres some d'uccle eggs and what they look like. sorry pics arent that great but these are in the incubator so im not going to hold them out for to long

 

[sager:)silkies]

can you post her pic? has her comb and wattles turned red? i would imagine that she would already have started to lay. is she by herself or does she have other hens with her? her eggs would be a slightly tented white egg making it look like a light cream color. heres some d'uccle eggs and what they look like. sorry pics arent that great but these are in the incubator so im not going to hold them out for to long

by herself with a roo

 

[wegotchickens]

Mine can go 8-12 months or more before they lay. Depends on when they hit 8 months old. Those that hit 8 months in the fall (November), they usually don't lay until March or April.

Do you ever take them outside for fresh air and to play on warm days? Sometimes that helps....

the temps they have go from 5 to 10c. the only thing is my breeding pens are currently in the basement thats why its artificial light i will say 1 thing even tho im givin them artificial light they still only get like 8-12 hours a day and my question was when do they start to lay see if this was a silkie i wouldnt be surprised she hasent laid yet as silkies take 8-12 months to lay there first egg. i want to incubate her eggs because she is my show stock but i havent had these 2 for long and dont know a thing about this breed so i really dont know when they start to lay she is about 11 months old know should i be worried she hasent laid an egg?

 

[shanshan51]

I feel terrible. My great Dane was out(he has killed 1 chicken once but was starting to get better), I was taking pictures of my chickens when they all started to go up for the night. I grabbed my d'Uccle rooster and took him outside to get one more picture of him(for my website). I tried to get a picture but he was running away from me and trying to get back inside. Right when I was about to give up and put him back inside, he flies up (trying to get through the chicken wire) and my dog comes up and grabs him and runs off. I was yelling my head off at my dog, I was so upset and mad. He was a pet not just a chicken. I feel absolutely terrible about it and I'm really angry at the dog(who I will be getting rid of, I can't risk getting anymore chickens killed).

We have two Danes and lately they both decimated our free range flock. We can not bear to get rid of the chickens or dogs and are looking to fence off part of our yard. I am so sorry and totally understand. We have lost over 12 in a week.

 

[dhalezx12]

Not sure exactly where your location is, but there's a show in NC on April 14th. Since the club president is one of the show planners, there should be a decent turn-out of d'Uccles and booteds. I know you want a roo sooner than that, but I can't help you. I settled for a breeder quality lav roo because I couldn't find a better one. My hens are all PRIMO, though, and the club pres said I should hatch some pretty babies even with the lesser quality roo.

I got my first eggs from the lav pen this week, so I'm hoping fertility is there and I'll hatch some babies!

I have 3 black d'Uccle chicks in the brooders this very moment.

If I have to I will wait until the show. Karl is helping me look also. I got a couple of very nice booted that he is wanting. Right now I have 8 different colors of d'uccles. I just need a few here and there to complete my flock.