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That is a rose comb - looks like a Dominique more than a barred rock (barred rock would have single comb - think of the kellog's bird).

Are you a member of the Dominique Club of America yet? We publish a breeder's directory and very informative newsletters. I would not suggest going through a hatchery for Dominiques, some have decent lines (they drop ship from good breeders, usually) others have very poor representatives of the...

Sorry, double post somehow ETA: I looked up at the photo above again - looks like that particular female has molted in her back but not in her saddle area, if that is the case and the back feathers are new with the cushion/saddle area being old feathers, check your brooding environment and...

Check these poofed feathers- are they still blood feathers? If so, wait to make any final decisions. If the blood is out of them and they're still up get rid of her, or if you have enough females to choose from only keep those that never had the problem or that have molted faster and are done...

Hey hope you're getting lots of sales on these guys. I let a friend know you have a listing she likes the little bantam reds. I don't think she's looking but for the price you have them listed its hard to want to pass that up. Sometimes I wonder about the marketing of things, you could...

I think many see a Dominique and think it is an easy breed, which is just not true. Very difficult color pattern to get right and that is only after you've gotten the type, the comb, and the tail on that male phew lot of work I really respect those on here that have been at it and working hard...

Before we need to move onto another breed, are there any other breeders or judges that want to comment on the birds that have been posted? I need to get out to the pens and take photos of those birds we currently have together, I've also got a cockerel here from Farthing's lines so that will be...

So if you canmake her contrast in her tail just a bit better, broaden up those wing feathers, and send her to my house and that hen would be just about perfect! Is that the one in your avatar looks so nice great job hope you're showing them! If you are who I think you are then yes you are...

Chris I don't understand and maybe I'm reading your comments wrong. Appreciate all the discussion but too much for me to take in all at once on one subject need some time to absorb it! I wanted to bring up one final point though on the color of the male. When you said there was no mention of...

Chris just because they are bred back to black does not mean they have to have a dark cast to that. If you breed a cuckoo male on black hens you'll get male and female offspring with only one barring gene, the females may look a touch smutty the first generation, the males will look very dark...

Fun discussion :D Chris I also do not like really light males either. In fact I would prefer a male slightly darker than what most breeders would I think - but that's just my personal preference. I wonder why in the bantams we do not have an issue with the males having such a washed out tail...

A personal suggestion perhaps, but one that leads to males with coloring more similar to the great males of past and present. Again perhaps that UK breeder likes his males dark, but if you show up with a Dominique male to a group of fifty Dominique breeders and fifty APA judges all honest about...

It is not a question of single breeding or double breeding - I feel in my opinion (not saying this is what that breeder prefers, or what the judges prefer) that that male is too even in bars and much too dark, if you are comparing him to the standard for Dominique coloring.

I suppose we must be disagreeing on what a good cuckoo is. I hate the male I posted above's straightness and evenness of barring in the saddle area. I do agree I think his tail barring is rather nice though would like to see better alteration of bars and more v shape but I like that he has some...

You might also make sure they are drinking enough water. Not sure if it's true or not but I was told sometimes if they are dehydrated and thus a bit prone to unpassed eggs, it is not until they go to defecate in the morning before they are really awake that they are relaxed enough to pass the...