When I first mentioned to my extended family that we were going to start a flock my Uncle James blurted out, "Make sure you get some of them Dominikers! You won't be disappointed or find a better bird." Later I found out that my grandfather had a very large stock that gave them plenty of meat, and most of his hens laid 5+ days out of a week. This was great for a family with 9 children. And none of their children were ever skinny.
In my beginning flock we tried a variety of. In this group was a trio (a cockerel and two pullets) of Dominiques. After having the trio we have learned a few things about the breed. They are awesome foragers, are smart, are friendly (our first roo liked to be carried around), they love attention, are very hardy, and are great for eggs and meat. I did not expect that much meat on such a small cockerel, but they usually dress out around 5lbs after 5 months.
In my beginning flock we tried a variety of. In this group was a trio (a cockerel and two pullets) of Dominiques. After having the trio we have learned a few things about the breed. They are awesome foragers, are smart, are friendly (our first roo liked to be carried around), they love attention, are very hardy, and are great for eggs and meat. I did not expect that much meat on such a small cockerel, but they usually dress out around 5lbs after 5 months.
