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post #1921 of 3851
4/7/12 at 6:13am

Oh, and yeah, of the 11, 10 have 5 toes.  The other one has five toes on 1 foot and 4 on the other.  :-)

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post #1922 of 3851
4/7/12 at 9:16am


It happens... you just hope that one is a girl and put it in the layer flock. ;)  Or raise it up to invite for dinner... :)  

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Oh, and yeah, of the 11, 10 have 5 toes.  The other one has five toes on 1 foot and 4 on the other.  :-)



 

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post #1923 of 3851
4/7/12 at 1:07pm

These are chicks from my Cuckoo roo over cuckoo single comb, and red rose comb hens.  All were bought from Sandhill Preservation center which is about 30 minutes away. Right now I have a hen on some RCR due to hatch in a couple of days.  Hopefully I will get a great roo from them, and breed them back these.DSC00805.JPGDSC00807.JPG

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post #1924 of 3851
4/9/12 at 11:31am

ok, i was talking with someone the other day and described one of my 'dark' dorking girls, and he said she was a 'dunkel' but all i can find points to a darker version of silver grey.

 

suggestions what she really is? if anything? she came from sand hill as a chick, i picked her up a month ago.

 

forgive poor photography, she really is shaped like a dorking but all her color is on the front... the rest of her is nearly black.

 

darkdorking.jpg

 

i wasn't aiming for her at the time, but if i get any better pics today i'll put them up.


Edited by ki4got - 4/9/12 at 11:33am

Karen - k.i.forgot (it's a ham thing...)
Welcome to the Zoo!  2 Morgans, 2 Minis, 1 Standard Poodle, 3 cats, 3 pet birds and the chickens.

Dorkings and bantam Cochins mostly, with a few others here and there.

And of course, my wonderful Hubby, who puts up with me and keeps me in check when I start to get crazy.

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Karen - k.i.forgot (it's a ham thing...)
Welcome to the Zoo!  2 Morgans, 2 Minis, 1 Standard Poodle, 3 cats, 3 pet birds and the chickens.

Dorkings and bantam Cochins mostly, with a few others here and there.

And of course, my wonderful Hubby, who puts up with me and keeps me in check when I start to get crazy.

Feather Anatomy Guide  -  Genetics Simplified  -  My Website

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post #1925 of 3851
4/9/12 at 11:35am
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yes, he's a silver grey, and came from murray mcmurray hatchery. probably the best resource for silver greys outside of an independent breeder.  i love these guys because they can be sexed reliably at an early age. 

 

here's a pic of the big guy's offspring that i kept for breeding. 7 pullets, 1 cockerel, all just about 4 months old (hatched at weekly intervals from thanksgiving to christmas), plus 3 of my cochins hatched same time (pair of silver laced and a black pullet). you can see the range of shades of the hens' breasts, the one on the cage to the left is probably my darkest girl.

 

dorkings4.3.jpg

 

I will be picking up some chicks in July from Meyer (we are driving to get them, I'm too nervous to have them shipped when it is so hot out!!) and one is going to be a silvery grey dorking pullet.  Any idea if they are similar to the MurrayMcMurray stock?  Yours are beautiful!



 

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post #1926 of 3851
4/9/12 at 6:42pm

So, we have little White Dorking cockerels crowing at under one week old.

Heritage breeds poultry are a doorway to something more vast, something more beautiful.  When we choose to be dedicated to one or two breeds and breed them well, we save their utility for future generations.  Heritage fowl are a special resource.  To be safeguarded, they need breeders that are willing to breed them well, remembering always their heritage as useful farming fowl.  Pax et bonum.
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Heritage breeds poultry are a doorway to something more vast, something more beautiful.  When we choose to be dedicated to one or two breeds and breed them well, we save their utility for future generations.  Heritage fowl are a special resource.  To be safeguarded, they need breeders that are willing to breed them well, remembering always their heritage as useful farming fowl.  Pax et bonum.
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post #1927 of 3851
4/9/12 at 7:37pm

lol  my mille/calico cochin was crowing at 3 weeks, and i thought that was young!  my sg dorkings don't usually start until 5 weeks or so I'm finding.

Karen - k.i.forgot (it's a ham thing...)
Welcome to the Zoo!  2 Morgans, 2 Minis, 1 Standard Poodle, 3 cats, 3 pet birds and the chickens.

Dorkings and bantam Cochins mostly, with a few others here and there.

And of course, my wonderful Hubby, who puts up with me and keeps me in check when I start to get crazy.

Feather Anatomy Guide  -  Genetics Simplified  -  My Website

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Karen - k.i.forgot (it's a ham thing...)
Welcome to the Zoo!  2 Morgans, 2 Minis, 1 Standard Poodle, 3 cats, 3 pet birds and the chickens.

Dorkings and bantam Cochins mostly, with a few others here and there.

And of course, my wonderful Hubby, who puts up with me and keeps me in check when I start to get crazy.

Feather Anatomy Guide  -  Genetics Simplified  -  My Website

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post #1928 of 3851
4/9/12 at 7:43pm
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ok, i was talking with someone the other day and described one of my 'dark' dorking girls, and he said she was a 'dunkel' but all i can find points to a darker version of silver grey.

 

suggestions what she really is? if anything? she came from sand hill as a chick, i picked her up a month ago.

 

forgive poor photography, she really is shaped like a dorking but all her color is on the front... the rest of her is nearly black.

 

darkdorking.jpg

 

i wasn't aiming for her at the time, but if i get any better pics today i'll put them up.



Nice photo, Karen! ;)  I wish I knew more about the colors... she's pretty, whatever you call her!

 

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post #1929 of 3851
4/9/12 at 8:49pm

yikes, crowing that early. mine dont start until they are several months old usually. I have some cockerels hatched last july that didn't start crowing until february. guess my dorkings are slow to mature.

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The Poultry Palace - Whidbey Island, WA  ~Standard Bred Poultry~  Silver-gray Dorking; Buff Brahma (bantam); Royal Palm Turkey; Gray Mallard; Black Muscovy; Embden Geese; Guineas Lavender, Pearl.  Raising poultry for 17 years.

 

~Royal Palm Turkey Hatching Eggs Available~ local, at shows or ship, message for more info 5/16/13

~Guinea Cockerels Available~ 11 months old, Pearls and Lavenders...

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post #1930 of 3851
4/10/12 at 4:15am

WOO HOO!!!  got a call yesterday (listened to the message this morning) that sandhill's shipped my chicks.  8)  should be here tomorrow but i plan to call the PO today and have them call me, i'll take a long lunch from work and get them.  8)

 

so...  25 today, i've got 16 week old-ers, and 15 due to hatch in 2 weeks and 20 more due in 3 weeks (set 2 days ago) and 5 mille fleur cochin due this coming monday. LOL.  gotta get going on my outdoor pens.


Edited by ki4got - 4/10/12 at 5:09am

Karen - k.i.forgot (it's a ham thing...)
Welcome to the Zoo!  2 Morgans, 2 Minis, 1 Standard Poodle, 3 cats, 3 pet birds and the chickens.

Dorkings and bantam Cochins mostly, with a few others here and there.

And of course, my wonderful Hubby, who puts up with me and keeps me in check when I start to get crazy.

Feather Anatomy Guide  -  Genetics Simplified  -  My Website

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Karen - k.i.forgot (it's a ham thing...)
Welcome to the Zoo!  2 Morgans, 2 Minis, 1 Standard Poodle, 3 cats, 3 pet birds and the chickens.

Dorkings and bantam Cochins mostly, with a few others here and there.

And of course, my wonderful Hubby, who puts up with me and keeps me in check when I start to get crazy.

Feather Anatomy Guide  -  Genetics Simplified  -  My Website

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