Author Sy Montgomery's Dominique chickens. She kept a flock of chickens in the backyard for more than two decades. New Hampshire author and naturalist Sy Montgomery has dedicated books to ...

Dominique chickens have a feather pattern known as ‘cuckoo’ – this is similar to barring but with less definition between the two colors, resulting in a softer, more mottled appearance. 3.

Patty Evans, left, a dentist, with her black-and-white Dominique rooster, stands with Gretchen Bare, right, an artist from Hollywood, Md., who specializes in breeding Polish and silkie roosters.