D'uccle Thread

[mstricer]

Quote: You have 2 Pyrenees. Omgosh love her to death, but she escapes for every where. Some people tell me to crate her, but I'm afraid she is going to hurt herself. She is supposed to guard the chickens eventually. She likes to chase the turkeys and likes to molest the chicks with her nose, still think she would eat them if I let her. The plan is to set up a secure brooder in the mud room with her so she learns they are her charge and not food or a toy. One of my d'Uccles just started laying again, so hopefully, I can get enough to set to check for fertility, and sell a few.

 

[coffeekittie]

You have 2 Pyrenees. Omgosh love her to death, but she escapes for every where. Some people tell me to crate her, but I'm afraid she is going to hurt herself. She is supposed to guard the chickens eventually. She likes to chase the turkeys and likes to molest the chicks with her nose, still think she would eat them if I let her. The plan is to set up a secure brooder in the mud room with her so she learns they are her charge and not food or a toy. One of my d'Uccles just started laying again, so hopefully, I can get enough to set to check for fertility, and sell a few.

 

[mstricer]

soon just checking for fertility, don't want to crack them and be wasteful.

 

[Lorilyn Farms]

Coffeekittie- did you ever get ahold of Doug the Chicken Man in canada? I know he was working on the Citron and that's alot closer .....I still have those unique colored d'uccle chicks that I'm hoping will amount to something. School started yesterday and I'm cramming in 7 classes this fall. I usually check on mu chicks at least ten times a day-- I'll be going thru withdrawals at school today....My Citron Spangled Hamburgs should arrive sometime next week. Here's hoping that at least two hatch, a hen and a roo!

 

[Helen in the Desert]

I've been trying to find someone stateside that has been working with them for 6 mo. now but haven't had any luck. There is one local guy who has been breeding d'uccles (mille fleurs) but it doesn't seem like he has any ties to the "Citroen" d'uccles either. That's how you spell the name and it means "lemon". It would be awesome to get some info on them though, I plan on focusing on this breed when I move to some land next year. Here's a pic:

Wow. Does anyone know the genetics behind it? Maybe we can make them.

 

[mstricer]

and

these. Speak up, how do we make these?

 

[mstricer]

Got another egg today will collect for 10 days, set check eggs and if they are growing, start collecting again

coffekittie

and away we go. Come November the kids should start laying and all everyone will be moved around. Weather should be good still

for shipping eggs and peeps will be getting bored and wanting to hatch, and bantams stay small so they last longer in brooders and in the basement or garage. Bring on winter. My projects are falling right in place for winter time fun and a nice auction sale in spring.

 

[coffeekittie]

Got another egg today will collect for 10 days, set check eggs and if they are growing, start collecting again

coffekittie

and away we go. Come November the kids should start laying and all everyone will be moved around. Weather should be good still

for shipping eggs and peeps will be getting bored and wanting to hatch, and bantams stay small so they last longer in brooders and in the basement or garage. Bring on winter. My projects are falling right in place for winter time fun and a nice auction sale in spring.

If the eggs ship when it's cold out, won't they freeze in the unheated freight compartment of the plane? Do heat packs in the box help? Does anyone have experience (including mstricer

of course) shipping eggs during fall/winter? Someday I'll have to do it myself, and I'd like to do it properly!

I like falling asleep to the little peeps and trills...big, upset chirps jerk me up out of sleep, lol. I'm in a tiny space while building my home, so the chicks are practically underfoot - in fact, there are two baby rabbits living with me

while they get ready to live with all the others....plus my two cats...I might as well go live in the pen.

Bring on the chickees!!

 

[coffeekittie]

Coffeekittie- did you ever get ahold of Doug the Chicken Man in canada? I know he was working on the Citron and that's alot closer .....I still have those unique colored d'uccle chicks that I'm hoping will amount to something. School started yesterday and I'm cramming in 7 classes this fall. I usually check on mu chicks at least ten times a day-- I'll be going thru withdrawals at school today....My Citron Spangled Hamburgs should arrive sometime next week. Here's hoping that at least two hatch, a hen and a roo!

I have not, and he hasn't been online in months. I was hoping someone here knows his email, but nada. I feel like a stalker, but I'm following him on BYC "immediately" in case he comes back online. I swear, I'm not a stalker! I just want to buy some of his eggs!

 

[kristip]

Love those lemons.. beautiful! Ok so i am in love with my d'uccle... here are my there new ones again. Still working on getting the porcelein roo to not be so skittish. And here are the babies again.... who doesnt need those cute babies around! They are with the buff orp mommie and a silkie sibling. The one I thought was a golden neck has got a little darker color on its wings. Not sure what it will look like when it gets bigger. Hoping my black mottles look nice...that is their real momma in the first pic, the blue mille and the porcelein are both around 4 months old so young still! Is his comb considered big?