Is my D'uccle show worthy?

[chikinwing]

Can someone tell me if my White D'Uccle is possibly show worthy? I am new to chickens and he is one of my chicks I bought. He is now around 3.5 months. He just started crowing and his tail feathers are still growing.

 

[k2chickens]

feathers on the feet look VERY neat and together so great job there! Tail looks like it needs to be held a little higher with more organization of the feather's tho. Bear looks ok...could be a tad bigger but still good. On a whim...i would say show it!!

 

[Brindlebtch]

Don't know anything about the breed but he does look lovely!

 

[Renee]

I don't know, but he is truly spectacular. Love the feet!

 

[Sequin]

How on earth do you get the feet to look so good?! My bantams feet don't look that great and I would like to make them look better.

 

[Kanchii]

Good job on keeping his feet in such good condition, but no he's not show quality.
His legs seem very long, and his tail is about a third the size it should be. Beautiful bird though!

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

He is just awesome. He looks like a little chicken snow yetti.

 

[k2chickens]

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can you please explain what a show quality MFD d'uccle should look like/have? I didn't know long legs was a DQ.

 

[Kanchii]

They wont DQ you for long legs but your bird wont place as well next to a more stout d'Uccle.

Here's an example of a show quality d'Uccle. We wont even look at its color, since yours is a white and this is a mille fleur, but it has pretty nice type:

This birds tail should come out of its back in a bit more of a V than a U, but it does has a nice, erect, full tail at a good angle. Also see how his legs are shorter than yours? Yours also doesnt have much of a neck, it's more like his head just runs into his body. (it's still a beautiful pet quality bird, im not trying to be mean, but critiquing always sounds harsher than its meant xD sorry )

I also found a picture of a show quality WHITE d'uccle rooster to better help you understand!

The rooster isn't really posing, unfortunately, but you can see how nice and full his tail is, and how it comes out of his back in more of the desired V than the U in the previous example. This birds legs are a bit long too, but not too bad. I can also tell he has a nice full neck, even though he's in an angle that shows it the least.

So I hope that helped you get a feel for the standards of perfection of d'Uccles. I really want to encourage you to go to a show, even if that means bringing this rooster with you, so that you can see other birds and get a better feel for type.

 

[chikinwing]

Thank you for letting me know what is quality. He was one of the chicks I bought from a straight run. I did not purchase him expecting show quality. I saw some D'uccles at a 4H show and thought about letting my son put him in. He is only 14 weeks old will he continue to change?