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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...

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...

cwalsh said it right - they are a great breed. You should put what you just put there in a review about the breed - they have those here on BYC you can rate each breed and put a little review about your experience with them. If you haven't already please do join the DCA. Looking for members...

Lol well if anyone wants to work on a crele line of Dominiques I am sure there are plenty of breeders with nicely bronzed birds they'd be glad to send to the project breeder. As far as the RIR/Dom crosses they will probably start laying 17-19wks. It all depends on the bloodlines, so without...

Yes I have looked at the stripes under different light for me they are most visible under slightly dark room lighting - not bright out in the sun, but that's my eyes and my birds and who knows what is the best light to look under for someone who wears their glasses like they should. If you...

Centrarchid I have noted foot size on hatches and only had about 75% sexing rate, you don't see the pullets have darker legs or beaks, or that the cockerels have more of a chipmunk striping pattern only with light grey/dark grey? I notice if you look hard you can see the chipmunk stripes on 80%+...

You are right, but if all these hens are mixed in a breeding pen together how would you know which ones are which? So I think it's safer to say no, don't count on the down coloring.

Then no sadly the spots will not let you know sexing. The male will give equal barring genes to all of his offspring - the females it's all over the place in that flock lol so some cockerels may end up with two barring genes but many of the cockerels will only have one barring gene and thus will...

To the red Dominique owner - I too read somewhere there were these crele Dominiques, they had more gamy tendancies and were used for cock fighting and eventually got dissolved into what we know as crele american games, but that bird there looks a bit heartier, would be wonderful to see more...

That would depend on what they were crossed with and which one was the sire/dam - do you have a bit more pedigree information on them?

This is why it's hard to find a vet that you can really trust with your poultry. Someone was telling me today their vet told them to completely depopulate their flock because they had coccidiosis (a VERY treatable issue)

A lot of noise from chicks is a sign of distress. They should chirp when the hatch and then be pretty quiet. Make sure food and water are good and they are not too hot or cold. You want them sleeping in a nice little circle with the very center of the heat lamp's beam empty so they are sleeping...

Gary we are having our 2013 Dominique Nationals in Stockton this year - am I reading correctly that you are in Southern California? If so, try as best you can to come to the show (in January) as you could meet hopefully several breeders and see some birds in person.

centrarchid can you post photos of your current brood stock? Would love to see how you've come along with them :)

I believe the research has been done and finding that broody tendancies are actually passed through the male line, so you get your highest percentage of broody hens by linebreeding to the broody hen's brother or father (prefer father). I don't have the article with me but I am sure you can find...

I wouldn't worry about it. We had a bantam hen when I was young - she hatched 32 eggs in our feed shed after laying all those eggs herself (and raised over 20 of the chicks to adulthood!). I know one case is not enough to make a rule, but I have certainly heard of far too many instances of hens...

The very early 1900s were a hard time for the Dominique - breeders were torn between the larger type fowl closer to the plymouth rock body size and the original more medium sized birds. Traditionalists won out and convinced the APA to change the standard to fit the more medium sized birds with...

Yes - so for roosters that is 8.4lbs max. Sadly there are many breeders breeding and showing birds far over this standard weight. :/

All of this we will never know. The cuckoo feather patterning can be very prolific once it's introduced, as it has its advantages (camoflauge/breaking up outline against predators). No reason to say the Dominique Game Bird was not bred from the American Dominique, not the other way around. I...