Porcelain d'uccle thread

[Angel Rooster]

Hello, I have 2 porcelain duccles hens. One is very special needs as she is paralyzed but moves around pretty good. I hand feed her and made a sling for her that she was able to be in for limited time. She is progressing with the paralysis so I hand feed her now. She has a sister that has had some issues but seemed to overcome them but walks with a bit of a limp. I love these hens, started out with 4 of them and now down to 2 in less than a year. Has anyone else had paralysis issues with this breed. I have had them to 2 vets and they ruled out mereks disease. I have had them since last year. I have been giving the one b vitamins and vitamin e. Seems to make a little difference. My other 2 died in the summer. One paralyzed and the other stopped eating, drank lots of water and in 2 days was dead. I do have about 40 other breeds of chickens and mostly roosters. All seem healthy, but getting older. I love the porcelains and I am going to get some from a breeder who says he has not had any issues like the ones I have gone thru. Any info from anyone would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Angel Rooster]

May be caused from bad breeding. . .or a different disease.

Yes I believe it was. The 6 I purchased from a feed store had 4 die before 6 months from some different things but told by vet store probably got a good buy on them. Live and learn.

 

[ShellyBear]

My porcelains has leg and nail issues from bad breeding. . .I buy now from reputable breeders.

 

[Broke chicken lady]

Here is my baby. 2 last pic are 2 weeks ago.

 

[ChickyChick82]

My Porcelain pair. Hen is 7/8 months and cockerel is still a baby @ 8 weeks.

 

[floodthelast]

Here is my baby. 2 last pic are 2 weeks ago.

What a cute little boy.

 

[FoxySonia]

This is my little pair. They are the sole survivors of a neighborhood dog attack last October....prior to that, I had 6. Now, I am trying to rebuild my flock from these 2, since they're scarce as hen's teeth (pun intended) around here. Little girl just started laying recently. I've got 2 of her eggs hatching as I type this and another 5 to set as soon as the current clutch clears the incubator. What color(s) can I expect from this combination?

I'm so glad to see that your female D'Uccle has a comb. That gives me hope that my 7 week old Sweetpea is a female, since I can only have hens.

 

[FoxySonia]

Please tell me hen

Looks like my 7 week old Sweetpea, which I thought was a female but others think is a male, because of the red comb, even though no wattle. I'm so sad because Sweetpea is my favorite, and I can't have roosters. :'(

 

[FoxySonia]

Peep at 8 weeks now

My Sweetpea is 7 weeks old (hatched on July 9), has no wattle. I'm really hoping is a hen since I can't have roosters, and so far it looks like 3 of the 7 chicks I purchased from a home breeder are cockerel inteads of pullets. Sweetpea is my favorite so I would be very sad if I can't keep this one. :'(

 

[FoxySonia]

I bought these porcelain bantams from Murray McMurray hatcheries. They are 25 weeks old. One of them is laying. I don't know which one though. One has long blue feathers all the way down its neck. The other one doesn't. They are Porcelain bantams.View attachment 1169648 View attachment 1169650 View attachment 1169649

Your hens give me hope that my Sweetpea might be female.