D'uccle Thread

[hdowden]

in the baby pics it appears that they don't have beards making me believe that you may have gotten booted bantams instead

 

[Livi]

Hmm, will have to email the breeder and ask if she might have mixed my eggs a bit...

 

[Helen in the Desert]

If you can keep them both, do so. They're a long way away from being done growing and changing. If you HAVE to pick now, and want to show, go with the one on the right.

But... I like the one on the left and would keep him if you can. He's too dark now, but that can change. It looks like he has good toe feathers coming in on his middle toe, and I like the way he carries his tail.

As mille fleurs get their color, it comes in and scoots down to where it belongs. So Mr. Right has too much white at the moment, but the black will grow in and squish it down to where it belongs. IMO, I don't think he has too much white. But you won't know for sure for a couple more months, at least.

Mr. Left is too dark, and it's a little uneven. But that may change as well, as the color phases into adult plumage. If you have space, keep them both and enter them both in a couple of shows.

And then, before you decide who to rehome, look closely at your hens. Do they have all their toenails? Do they have enough or too much white? How are their foot feathers? Judge the hens honestly, and breed them to the roo that will best balance the physical traits. Don't worry about color.

"You have to fix the building before you paint it." That's what I was told when I was breeding my self-blues. That means get to the type, THEN worry about perfecting the color. With my self-blues, I found that focusing on type brought the color into perfection as well. Go figure!

Thanks! As yet I have 14 eggs in the cooker and a chick I hatched out in July from the same breeder. Don't know if the chick is male or female and is light like Mr. Right.
The breeder is also new to the breed but inherited a really nice trio of mille's that has showed very well, so she is still learning too. As far as I know these guys are out of that trio. I know all of my eggs are and the chick (the egg was layed at a show and the breeder let me bring it home...)
I can keep them both, that is not a problem. I was wondering if the dark one was a color other than the normal millie since he is so red.
I will keep my eye out of mottled, as was suggested. I know conformation is important, and will study up on the standards so I breed correctly for it.

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

Hi everyone! can I join in? Recently my broody polish hatched 4 d'uccle chickens for me, hatching eggs were supposed to be porcelain but I realize they are far from it however, I do hope some of them might be pure in color anyway, maybe someone would be kind enough to give an opinion as to what color they might have or if it looks like just mixed coloring. I will find better pics later today but so far I have these:
Newly hatched:

I long believed the brightest one to be a porcelain but now he looks like this:

and that might be a bit dark?
The one behind there I believe to be gold/black (mille fleur):

Be back later with more pics they are so hard to capture!

Come on guys, say it with me now! GIVE ME AN A! GIVE ME A D! GIVE ME AN O! GIVE ME AN R! GIVE ME AN A-B-L-E! WHAT DOES THAT SPELL?!?!!?!! A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!!!! THEY ARE ADORABLE!!!!!!

 

[jmcneley]

If only choosing between the 2 shown and basing as they look now, the one on the right. But a judge at last year's Delta Fair in Memphis, says a lot can change after the first molt and I believe that. My Cockeral took Best In Show last year, but now that he has molted, I don't think he'd do as well. But having to choose when it comes to D'Uccles is sometimes tough because they are all so cute and usually have great personalities.

 

[Livi]

Thanks alot MsBaga We think so too!

 

[joanie_maine]

Here are my two Golden Neck Cockerels.....they came from Welp, but they are a start. One I think is a keeper......at least one better be! lol

 

[hdowden]

is their color washed out? they are very very light and they aren't supposed to be that light i dont think

 

[wegotchickens]

They'll gain a darker gold on their shoulders and saddles when they get closer to adulthood, most likely.
How do their feet look?

 

[hdowden]

you should see him now (need to take updated pics of them all)

those 2 are very pretty and i would love to have one in my flock