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They do all have 5 toes and single combs. They were a breeding stock so missing alot of their back feathers. When their 30 day quarantine is up I will be taking over one of my hens from my current flock to stay in with them for an additonal 15 days to make sure they are not a carrier for anything.

I just acquired a stock of Meyer Hatchery silver grey dorkings. I was able to get 8 hens and 2 cockerels. They are on a 30 day quarantine and hoping to get them looking less rough in that amount of time. I hopefully posting pics of all of them with weights as soon as I get them home. My...

Hi just getting into the dorking breed but they are going to be what I have decided to breed and have started setting up pens for them. My question is I stubled on this thread after ordering from Meyer. Does anyone have experice with what type of stock they have and if they are even work...

Do any of you have pics of your done with the dog kennel by any chance and attach them into here?

So looking at different options for a chicken coop with a run. Would it be better to get a 10x10 dog kennel and just put a coop inside or to build a coop with attached run. This will be for 6-8 hens. I also plan on letting them out during day when Im home until I know for sure my dog with...

The side that I would have had to worry about that with I have put up a privacy fence. I got tired of having 3 random dogs that would come in the dog door all the time last summer because they got hot being outside. Though I cant blame the dogs much I would rather be in the AC when it was 98...

Ohh she defiantly could go over the fence if she wanted to but she knows that if she ever did she would be chopped liver lol. I have seen her clear a 4 foot jump up onto my parents porch from a sitting position. I think she has springs for legs. I was very lucky that she is content with...

I've been all over this site today. At times its a little overwhelming but been taking lots of notes. Any good book suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks everyone! I will probably be starting into my chicken adventures after I get back from vacation next week. Will let everyone know how that goes. Im sure as soon as I do I will be even more confused and have even more questions than I do now.

Thanks that really does help out a lot. Because of my dog (she is a black lab/german shep mix) I am more than likely going to do babies. She is a really weird dog. She will adopt any baby animal that she has been around so far and they then become hers. This has been so with pups and...

So I am new to all of this and looking at getting a few chickens. I have a 4 ft chain link fence around my back yard and will be building a coop with a run. I would like to eventually allow for them to have free reign of the back yard. So my biggest questions are: 1: What is a good number of...

Im Kristine from eastern NC. New to the site and looking into getting a few chickens. Finally have a house and yard to be able to have them. I definitely will have lots of questions in the coming weeks. So far this site has been a great place to gain information.