Maybe you could show them, but they DO have large combs and prominent wattles as you say - so they would not be winners ! I like the type and colour, but I do...

Hi, your birds are too high, you have to breed d'Uccle lower and with a "bull neck". You can compare with my rooster on the last photo, I like his shape but he...

Thank you both for the comments. I can see these cockerels were a bit tall and the necks thin. There were 4 out of 5 cockerels with the same characteristics...

I am trying to help a neighbour who is wishing to re-establish a flock of millefleur barbu d'uccles. She requires about 9 further hens of a good standard...

Hi All My name is sue and i am a new member and to Chicken breeding,we used to have a few chickens a number of years ago just for there eggs, my husband and...

Hi folks, What is the expected life span for a Barbu d'Uccle? This year I have had the loss of a hen just under 3 and a cock around 3-4. They were both very...

Stephanie thanks. I think you might be right unfortunately. I couldn’t find the article you mention although I have found information such as here:...

Realise I didn’t post an update on this previously. Had a post-mortem done on the cockerel and it came back as most likely cause of death from coccidiosis....

Hi Matt, i'm a bit of a late comer to the topic, but the oldest d'uccle i knew of, was at least twelve years old on her passing. she belonged to a friend of...

Thanks for that Rob. What a great age and great character. Some of my ladies are getting rather white at 4 so I can imagine what they must look like at 12. My...