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[Metella]

Vulture Hocks: a set of leg feathers that don't run down the leg but instead kinda of flare backwards from the thigh or top of leg area ...

The Millie D'Uccles have them



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[casportpony]

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Vulture Hocks: a set of leg feathers that don't run down the leg but instead kinda of flare backwards from the thigh or top of leg area ...

The Millie D'Uccles have them



HA HA POSTED almost the same thing at the same time

I think I have a mutt rooster with the feature/flaw!

-Kathy

 

[Pyxis]

I think I have a mutt rooster with the feature/flaw!

-Kathy

Maybe he has some d'uccle or sultan in him

 

[Beer can]

Breda have vulture hocks also. Someone on here has them.

 

[PhoredaBurds]

This is one of the only pics I can find of my splash Breda. Can't quite see it from this pic, but she had fantastic vulture hocks! Super sweet girl. I lost her one cold morning when I was late to let the geese out. She was taken by a hawk.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Vulture Hocks:     a set of leg feathers that don't run down the leg  but instead kinda of flare backwards  from the thigh or top of leg area ...

The Millie D'Uccles have them      



HA HA   POSTED almost the same thing at the same time  

I love my D'Uccle trio. They are so funny to watch. The little roo General even swims.

 

[Beer can]

This is one of the only pics I can find of my splash Breda. Can't quite see it from this pic, but she had fantastic vulture hocks! Super sweet girl. I lost her one cold morning when I was late to let the geese out. She was taken by a hawk.

Beautiful girl! I hate hawks! Lost my best white giant pullet to a hawk!!
Someone else has them also, I think? I mentioned waltz's ark had them and they said you can get better, theirs weren't very good and got better from breeders here on BYC. Was that you?
Their site says they are working with some new strains so maybe they'll get better. I really liked the red sussex I got from sandhill, but they were not what they should be, walt's ark is the only other place that has them, IF I was ever to try them again, I'd have to try theirs. Super happy with sandhills white giants though, had some culls, but definitely some good ones to work with.

 

[Beer can]

Had a first today. Never 're-homed' a chicken before, just did today. Just re-homed my extra white giant rooster. I was actually looking forward to slow baking him this weekend, have to cut down on #s, even hens.. He got lucky. My little brother texted me Friday, wanted to know if I had a rooster I wanted to get rid of. His hatchery buff orp in his mixed flock has been super mean, his girlfriend won't even go near the birds now, attacking him even occasionally. I told him months ago that hatchery roosters tend to do that, they don't cull for temper, only breeders do. Well he came and picked up my extra giant tonight, still wants a rooster around, culled his buff orp. Him and his girlfriend were a little skeptical at first, their buff orp was big but this guy is bigger, and then I told him still growing, giants fill in at a yr and they are just getting there. Took a bit to catch him, I don't make friends with my chickens, off he went. I think he and she will be happy, neither one of my roosters even come near me even when I'm messing with their hens, make some noise but no aggressiveness at all, I've never even seen either one of them even puff up their neck feathers, very calm breed. That one was taller than my breeder cock, but not as heavy, and does not have the SOP dark brown eyes, was just keeping him 'just in case' now he can be a 'just in case' over the hill, and I don't have to feed him

works out for both of us, saved me some work.

 

[tao chick]

Beer can, I'm all for selling, rehoming, or eating extras but I'm also usually relieved when I don't have to do the work of processing. Congrats on the win-win.

The EE are starting to hatch and same as last time a blue egg (Elsa the CCL) and dark brown egg (Anna the Welsumer) hatched in the night and I can't tell the chicks apart.

Fridgerbator is hatching well enough.

 

[Gramma Chick]

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I also have one black & one little gray one