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Hey All, My broody Dom hatched out her babies over the weekend and still hatching today. She has at least 8-10 chicks under her and several more eggs still. We had to move her out of her brooder box and onto the floor of the brooder coop with shavings (it's elevated) because one of the chicks...

Ok good to know, thanks! Doesn't matter now anyway they will all be together in the big coop because last night a predator got the rest of my grown chickens (all Dominiques) I'm sad to have lost such a good, sweet rooster.

My Dominique chicks are only 4 weeks old and their mama has already started laying again! Is this normal for this breed? Should I move mama back into the "grown ups" coop or is she ok to stay with babies a few more weeks? The chicks still sleep with her at night although they are so big now I...

Thank you so much for this info. Buffalogal! She is sitting on them again (now that it's night time) but if she gets up off them again tomorrow I'll try the homemade incubator method. There were a group of maybe a dozen of them that I marked with a sharpie that she initially sat on, and then she...

Thanks everyone! We have 6 little fuzzy babies now! But I'm a little worried because she still has 13 eggs left in the nest and has already gotten up off it and come out onto the grass with her biddies. They've been exploring the exciting land of the little 2 x 4 ft. run I made them all...

My broody (Rosemary) just hatched out some of her chicks! She was sitting on 16-18 eggs and we've got at least four hatched so far! This was her first time going broody (she's not even a year old yet) and she is being a very good and concerned mama so far. I'm so excited and couldn't help but...

Nocturnal predators generally are not a problem, especially since they roost in an enclosed coop that is elevated. But I was thinking of keeping the chick feed and water up in the coop with them for easier access instead of down on the ground....but not sure how messy this would be (the mature...

Ok so one of my hens, Rosemary, is broody!! This is my first experience with this- I would like to be able to let her do all the raising of the chicks. She has been full on since March 20. All I did was began to let the eggs accumulate, and after a couple of weeks or so her broodiness set in. I...

haha!!! Aww.....he needs a little mini guitar strapped around his breast and a leather rocker jacket -maybe some bling bling around his neck too

Thanks, everybody! I think the hens' feathers end in black (just a thin little black line) but I'd have to go out and look at them to be for certain. Sometimes it's hard for me to tell. I should take some more pics. I'm happy that their legs turned out to be yellow- when they were younger they...

Oh gosh I'm so sorry for your loss....it's awful losing them Do you have any local Dominique breeders near you? Perhaps you could get some stock from one of them. Where are you located? It seems odd to me that your Doms are suffering--I've always thought they are one of the most hardy breeds...

Here are my girls and their combs: Have no clue where they would measure up on the APA standard. I am slowly learning as I read through the book by Mark Fields.

Hey fellow Dominique fanciers! So my husband brews his own beer, and his friend who is graphic designer (but knows nothing about chickens) made these beer bottle labels for him: The only thing is my poor little Mr. Rue has a comb with a spike that doesn't turn upward at the end. I...

My little Dominique trio was cooped up over the Holidays with a chicken sitter. They were SO happy to get out of their run that they explored some new territory (meaning they pranced around on the back patio railing)

Yes, I'm about 30 min. or so from Burlington. Just one county south of where Burlington is.

Just lost one of my dom hens to a predator (think it was a hawk or raptor) yesterday We found her dead and half-eaten last night when we got home. I am devastated as we only had 4 chickens total (all Dominiques). Must have happened when they were out free-ranging and I feel horribly guilty...

Below are some pics of my Dominiques (I have 3 hens and 1 roo). I'm new to chickens and got mine from a local breeder and wasn't aware of the breed standard at that time. My interest in the breed was due to their Heritage Breed status and rich history. I've since learned that they are very...

"Gallusfarm"- Thank you! He is quite handsome, but I doubt he is show quality (has too flat of a back I think and needs work on the comb). But don't let his looks fool you- he is a pistol! I'll try to post some other pics of him if I can figure out how. I have found that it is easier handling...

Oh-- and one more thing: This morning at almost 23 weeks old Mr. Roo started crowing for the very first time!!!! I thought it was the coffee maker at first and then went outside and then he crowed for me nice and loud! He did it right as the sun was starting to come up and then again when he saw...

Thanks for the replies!! Awww that is so sweet your roo is so courteous-- I hope mine does grow out of it. Lately if the hens find something really good, they will just run as fast as their little legs can carry them AWAY from the roo because he tries to steal whatever they've found. Sometimes I...