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Dorking Silver Gray

Dorking
Silver Gray Created by unaspenser

Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed:

The Dorking is a mellow, docile, friendly breed. Dorkings are one of the oldest breeds of chicken, and were known as early as the Roman Empire. The breed was brought to Britain by the Romans, and is named after an area of England. Dorkings have long, large bodies with short legs. They have five toes and very large combs. Dorkings are very tolerant of cold and are dependable layers of tinted eggs, often pale tan in color, and are also good meat birds. Their recognized colors are white, silver gray, red, and colored. Dorkings are very broody and make great mothers.
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The top left egg (the more tan in color) is a Dorking egg.

 

Comments (2)

ki4got 1/22/12 at 3:44pm
My own dorking eggs are more white than tan, with just a *hint* of pinkish tinge. held up to a brown egg they look white, held up to a grocery white egg, they are definitely darker.
wouldn't have any other breed now, I love my "dorklings". recent pic of my youngsters can be found at http://ki4got.com/byc/chicks/13dorklings1.21.12.jpg they range from 3-13 weeks old.
ki4got 3/31/12 at 5:22pm
And APA recognized color varieties are Rose comb White, Silver Grey, Colored, and Red. The other color varieties may be accepted by other countries as well, so check your area's breed standards to be sure.
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