D'uccle Thread

[fuzzybutt love]

Would the "millie split to porcelain" show black or lav or blue?

 

[coffeekittie]

Thank you, JulieNKC, that's interesting. Now I'm really regretting my sole Black Mottled shipped egg died.

I could have bred it with my Porcelains and gotten that lovely Self-Blue/Lavender.

Darn it.

 

[coffeekittie]

Would the "millie split to porcelain" show black or lav or blue?

I believe you get a Mille Fleur colored chick.

 

[mstricer]

I was told not to mix the porcelain with black mottled and Millies bit I could be wrong.

 

[Lorilyn Farms]

I was told not to mix the porcelain with black mottled and Millies bit I could be wrong.

Because of the red leakage problem, a fault in showing.

 

[mstricer]

That's what I thought just wasn't sure. I've only bred porcelain's once and all the chicks were not good. Feathers incorrect and lonnnnnng necks. I love the group I have now. I have decided to take a few to Ohio Nationals in November to see how they do.

 

[JulieNKC]

Would the "millie split to porcelain" show black or lav or blue?

I believe you get a Mille Fleur colored chick.

Yep, mille colored. If you breed those milles that are split to porcelain together though you would get both mille and porcelain from their chicks.

 

[mstricer]

Okay I've been looking at standards, can someone explain this
Back: Brilliant greenish black, one feather in four ending in a small V-shaped white tip.
It would be the part that states "one feather in four"

 

[mstricer]

Okay I'm trying to decide who to take to Nationals, help me out..How about this one. She should be a year now, so she would be considered a hen, right!! So what do you think about her

 

[FairLeaBantams]

beautiful birds Loralyn!

Ok, 3 of the four d'uccle babies have hatched ( sorry the gold one is still wet looking,,, there will be more pictures coming!)
Just at first glance, looks like 2 black mottled and 1 gold neck ( or is that something else when it is golden colored) Figured it is too gold to be a mille or will that change? My neighbor had 6 different pairs so these could be any that came from his d'uccles.
Do I worry about combs right now- are they pretty indicative at this age in this breed? If so I have 1 hen and 2 roos. In comparison to their full silkie sibling that is a day older. Also one of the blacks has a light beak and one a black beak...any reasoning?

thanks

Congrats, they are so cute! you are so lucky to get those black mottleds, love em! This weekend is the International Poultry Show up in Portage. They usually have a good swap if you are interested in adding some more