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post #51 of 74
3/28/12 at 8:51am
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I have a broody Dorking hen! Yeh! I put 9 eggs under her and hoping for the best. My first hatching of this whole dorking project, ohhhh what lessons will I learn this time around?

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post #52 of 74
3/28/12 at 6:33pm

Thanks for all the updates on your dorkings.  I took the plunge this spring and I am getting 10 rose comb white dorkings from yellowhouse farm.  I can't wait to get them.

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Living the good life with husband of 33 years, three grown, married children, 4 grandchildren.  And about 550 hostas.
Raising LF black javas,  LF RC RIR's,  a couple of Marans and a few olive and easter eggers for a pretty egg basket.

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post #53 of 74
3/29/12 at 5:27am
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Thats exciting! Man their Dorkings look good, youre lucky!

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post #54 of 74
3/29/12 at 10:30am

Here is a photo of the Dorking x Dark Cornish cross I got & have permission to post from Backyardchicken member "cluckingnuts" that live in UK.  All the 3 white chickens at front are Dorking cross.  These are 7th generation with 4 toes.

 

 

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post #55 of 74
3/29/12 at 10:34am


I am so glad you posted this! He looks great!!
 

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And here was dinner last night - after resting the bird for a few days my husband surprised me and cooked it. He used an enameled cast iron dutch oven, cut up a bunch of veggies and added a few cups of water - cooked it in the oven for an hour and a half. He didn't brine it like we usually do, because it was a surprise and my husband didn't realize to brine first.

 

This was a very active rooster and you could taste that in the legs; really dark and a little chewy. I think we should have cooked him a little slower in a crock pot since he was over 7 months old and very muscular, and brining for a few hours definitely would have helped tenderize the meat. But great tasting as usual - soooo different from a super market bird and my husband did such a great job making it look so beautiful. Nothing says comfort food like coming home to a roasted bird with mashed potatoes and gravy. I'm a lucky gal!

 

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post #56 of 74
3/29/12 at 11:56am
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Thanks for the cross pic! interesting looking birds. My broody is sitting on a pile of eggs, but im not exactly sure which eggs... might be some orpington crosses or some barred rock crosses in there! im excited

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post #57 of 74
3/30/12 at 11:49am


Sounds like some very good meat crosses to me.
 

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Thanks for the cross pic! interesting looking birds. My broody is sitting on a pile of eggs, but im not exactly sure which eggs... might be some orpington crosses or some barred rock crosses in there! im excited



 

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Small kitchen flock of 2 Welsummer hens, 2 SLW hens, and 2 Production Red hens.

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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated"

 

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post #58 of 74
4/3/12 at 5:47am
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Just checked and I have two broody hens right now. Yikes. This is going to be a lot of baby chicks!

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post #59 of 74
4/3/12 at 5:55am

oh yeah

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post #60 of 74
4/3/12 at 5:55am

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