D'uccle Thread

[mstricer]

The marans roo was only about 18 weeks and the Mille's are submeissive. I want to breed them. There were two Mille's and the same father. I think I'm going to breed them to my olive eggers.

 

[mstricer]

Okay I need help with this boy, What do you think I should do with it, cull (well sell at auction) or keep?

 

[hdowden]

Okay I need help with this boy, What do you think I should do with it, cull (well sell at auction) or keep?

i would keep him but if you must get him a new home u could ship him to me i would love to have him around here.

all in all it really depends on what you want to do with him

 

[Lorilyn Farms]

It's a nice blue millie, but he doesn't have the right number of points on his head. If he's still young, his color will get better. I like his blue. My blues are always so dark. I'm waiting for my young roo to molt so he gets more spots too. I would say keep him and just try to breed the correct number of points, because his blue is so nice.
Good luck!
Lynn

 

[mstricer]

He is really young, he's about 12 weeks. I will be keeping him. So question 2....Should I take him back to a MIlle or a Blue Moltted? I'm assuming a MIlle

 

[kiaa]

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bravooooo

 

[Lorilyn Farms]

The problem with blues is that they carry 1 dilute gene, a millie has none, and a gold necked has two. So, by breeding him to a millie, you may get millie or blue. By breeding him to another blue, you may get millie, blue or goldneck. I would pick the best female and go for it! If he's that young, he is going to be spectacular when he's an adult. Great find!

PS- I keep my millies, blue millies and gold necks in the same pen, This way, I'm assured to get all three combinations. I don't have to worry about head points, or other details because they are right on. I only have to worry about spots at this point. Like you, I cull, give my pet quality to local families that just want fancy birds for their kids to play with. I'm about to get some lavenders and they will have to go in a separate pen because of the yellow leakage that could occur from mixing them. I've found lavenders are hard to bring to adulthood. They don't seem as hardy and their feathers are more brittle than most. Still, they are beautiful, albeit difficult to photogragh, and deserve a place in anyone's pens!

 

[hdowden]

The only problem i havr with my lavender is him getting sun bleached and the 7 babies from him and my porcelain girl are doing great. They were slow to feather out though but overall are doing grear

 

[coffeekittie]

The only problem i havr with my lavender is him getting sun bleached and the 7 babies from him and my porcelain girl are doing great. They were slow to feather out though but overall are doing grear

That's great - looks like you dodged the bullet with your babies. Congratulations! What are they looking like now? I'm curious as to the problem some self-blue or porcelain feathers have of being "fragile" or easily frayed (I think that's the problem anyway). Do your babies's feathers look normal?

 

[hdowden]

my self blue roosters tail is messed up easily but as for the rest of the body they are fine. haven't heard anything about porcelain's having problems my one pullet is doing great.