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    CSU - Chicken State University- Large Fowl SOP

    He is less then a year old so i am hoping he fills out more.
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    Bantam Only Crazy Egg Chain

    No takers? Must be time to update my offer. New updated offer: 6 Silver Gray Dorking This is an old heritage meat bird that I have just started working with this year. So far I am pleasantly pleased with these birds. They are good layers of white eggs, they are very docile, and good...
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    CSU - Chicken State University- Large Fowl SOP

    That was fun here is another one for you. Silver Gray Dorking Hen: Again not at all show quality, But these are the two nicest Dorkings I have. I think her tail set is too high, comb does not have enough points, and she has white earlobes. Legs and body shape seem better then the...
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    CSU - Chicken State University- Large Fowl SOP

    Up for discussion: Silver Gray Cockerel. I know he is no ware near show quality, but I thought he might be good for conversation. I know nothing, but I think his tail set is too high, comb has too many points, and overall stance is too upright. I think his legs are too long, and he could...
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    Bantam Only Crazy Egg Chain

    Mine: Quail eggs please! Offer: 6+ Old English Game Bantam These are the sweetest little birds. They are so tame my two year old can walk over and pick them up. They make great front lawn birds. I let mine free range in the yard, because they do not hurt the landscaping. They are great...
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    Farming and Homesteading Heritage Poultry

    YHF at what age do you butcher your dorkings?
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    Bantam Only Crazy Egg Chain

    No!! Don't close it!!
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    They are only four months. I know this is a little young, but my main goal in acquiring the Dorking breed was to fill our freezer and we are running out of room. I guess I can put up a temporary pen, but I was hopping I could get out of that. What is the best age to butcher? Thanks for you...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Could someone please post the american poultry standard of perfection for silver gray dorkings, or at least some key points? I need to make some more room in my grow out pen, so my first batch of dorkings are going to the freezer this weekend. I just want to make sure I'm keeping the right...
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    Show Off Your Games!

    I love my game birds but i have 5 out of my 8 hens going broody on me. What are some tips and tricks to break a hen from wanting to brood and hopefully get back to laying me some eggs?
  11. CFellows

    Farming and Homesteading Heritage Poultry

    Can you tell us what qualities you like/dislike about these birds? I have heard good things about them, but to me they look like they would not have much meat on there bones. So I have been reluctant to try them. I would like to hear from someone who has raised/eaten them, but is not trying...
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    NEW What Ya Got Swap! Please see post #1 for rules!

    I would do a root cutting about 2in long. Thats what I do with my red raspberries, and it seems to work well.
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    NEW What Ya Got Swap! Please see post #1 for rules!

    Darn! I missed the black raspberry starts.
  14. CFellows

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    I hope the Dorkings work out for you. But if they don't, feel free to send them my way I raise game birds so I know how to deal with butt headed roosters.
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Thanks BGMatt, you are one over the most respected members on here as far as I am concerned. You post on several of the threads I watch and you always have very informative and to the point advice. Thank you for your input. As far as the roosters are concerned. I was only going to save one...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    I have been doing egg selection, and I will start with the developmental cull on the bator eggs. Then for this year I think I will make my next cull at butcher time, only saving the biggest and best birds for breeding. Then next year I can be more strict in my culling. What would you say is...
  17. CFellows

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Thank you so much!! This makes perfect sense! That's what I was thinking, that there must be something wrong. Chickens should hatch at 21 days. I just did not know how or what to fix. I am going to do my best to take your advice. It is going to be super hard for me to toss developing eggs...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Thank you both so much for your input. This really helps. It is so nice to have you all here when I have questions. I'm sure ther will be many more to come
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Is this something I can fix, if so how? If I start only saving the first few to hatch, will it get better over time? Or should I just not worry about it?
  20. CFellows

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    This is my first year working with Dorkings. I have been hatching some of my eggs to grow my flock. In doing so I have found that the dorking eggs are taking an extra day to hatch. They are not piping until day 22 and do not usually make it out of the shell until day 23. At first I thought...
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