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    Heritage White Dorking Thread

    Thanks Joseph, you're right of course, I am lucky that they have most of the necessary genes, just need to apply moderation in some points. My foundation stock didn't have good Dorking type but they did carry abundant breast muscle. Despite selecting with type foremost in my mind they have...
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    Heritage White Dorking Thread

    Thank you Karen, they are still very much a project and a little inconsistent in type, but I'm really pleased with their abundant breast muscle each time I hold them. I do have their offspring from the previous two seasons and I hope that these will retain their tighter plumage. No doubt in the...
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    Heritage White Dorking Thread

    I agree, they look like longer bodied exhibition Sussex. I expected the hen standing front right to develop fuller plumage due to her Sussex-type head, suggesting an historical outcross. However I was surprised that her relatively unrelated flock mates have followed suit. My White Dorking...
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    Heritage White Dorking Thread

    I breed White Dorkings in the UK and therefore my own observations may not always be relevant to the US strains. I have found that the brief glimpse of adult type at around 10 weeks old only applies to the pullets. However as Joseph mentioned, it is not a reliable indicator and your largest...
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    Heritage White Dorking Thread

    I have a similar dilemma with one of my own similar cockerels. He is significantly larger than his brothers but his shanks and neck are longer too, spoiling his overall Dorking type. He does however have a deep and wide body, combined with a long back, therefore if space permits I'll grow him on...
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