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  1. dalalune

    destruction and disposal orders HELP

    I suspect you are correct!
  2. dalalune

    destruction and disposal orders HELP

    I pray that you will have a successful quarantine and that will be the last of it for you and your birds. Hang in there!
  3. dalalune

    Review by '' on item 'Dorking'

    This is an ancient breed of chicken that was developed from birds believed to have been brought to Britain by the Romans. It is a true foundation breed with important influences in many of the other British, French and American breeds. IN Britain, the Dorking was prized their ample delicate...
  4. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    It is interesting that your are also Sand Hill Reds Yes, the temperament was one of the things that drew me to this breed. Had it not been for the testimonies from you folks on this thread, I would have tossed these guys out a long time ago! Plus I found hope with the second line of Red...
  5. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    BGMatt - I have had the same issue with my Red Dorkings that I got from Sand Hill a couple years back. Once the feathers start to show up on their backs, necks and behinds, they start to pick to crap out of each other. I have lost so many chicks due to this issue. I too have had chickens for...
  6. dalalune

    Dans La Lune

    Red and Red/ColoredX Dorking chicks available immediately. Hatched 4/25 & 5/23; must pick up. $3 for cockerels and $6 for pullets. Also have Dorking hatching eggs and a few adult Dorking hens and cocks available.
  7. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    FYI for any folks who do not frequent the Facebook scene. Jimmy Dean Parker, president of a now struggling national Dorking Breeders Club has made this request on Facebook: “Great afternoon fellow Dorking enthusiasts! I have finally finished school and am catching up on chicken stuff. I need...
  8. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    I have only had Dorkings for a couple years now, but I have had the opportunity to dress out several Dorking cockerels and a rooster and was amazed at the difference between this breed and my Doms. The Dorkings were much easier to dress out (pluck & eviscerate) and produced a clean, plump...
  9. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    "Spartan" - very little frills; just an open wire coop with enough cover to protect the feed and roost (sorta); no light or heat....
  10. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    I agree that the Dorkings do not like to be crowded but I have found that they do fairly well as trios in my larger tractors (4'X6' & 5'X8'). Funny, but keeping a Dorking roo, 2 Dorking hens and 2-3 Dom hens together is much easier than keeping just the roo and 3 or more Dorking hens together...
  11. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    All my birds are now in chicken tractors. Since free-ranging is not a wise option for my birds (the pred population here is horrible), the tractors were the next best option for me. They are small and "Spartan" but all my chooks seem to thrive in them.
  12. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    LOL! Hopefully it is not (quite) that bad. Just sell your stock locally and be honest about it. If someone is looking to add to an existing flock, you would not want to sell them stock from your flock even though, odds are, their flock has it too....
  13. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    I believe that this is why raising and protecting our Heritage breeds is SO IMPORTANT! The reason that commercial poultry growers are so paranoid about any disease is that they cannot keep their overly inbred stock in such deplorable stressful conditions and squeeze out every drop of...
  14. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Will not go into Doms on this thread, but I will say that the Dorkings I got from Sand Hill were/are extremely flighty and aggressive - not what is the typical temperament for the breed. It is interesting that you find the same "issues" with your Sand Hill Doms....Hmmm....not sure what they are...
  15. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Another very good source for breed info is the ALBC (American Livestock Breed Conservancy, www.albc-usa.org ). They have a Chicken Breed Comparison chart that is excellent! You may also want to add the American Dominique to your "short list". They are not only good foragers, calm & hardy -...
  16. dalalune

    Comment by 'dalalune' in album 'pysanky eggs'

    My daughter’s 5th grade class was studying pysanki artwork before Easter so I showed her your eggs. They really are quite beautiful! Do you have a video of how you do this work posted somewhere (or do you hold it as a “trade secret’, LOL!)?
  17. 2-Day old chicks, ready to go into the brooder

    2-Day old chicks, ready to go into the brooder

    • dalalune
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    • Album: 2013, first hatch
  18. 2013, first hatch

    2013, first hatch

    This group started with 25 Red Dorkings (out of "B", "C", & "CC") and 2 Dominiques (out of "S")
    • dalalune
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  19. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    I have made my first culling of my first hatch this season. Based on the chicks’ size & foot structure, I whittled down my first hatch from 25 to 14 nice Red Dorkies (& the 2 Doms). The culls went to my local feed store where the owner is deciding on if he wants to keep the bitties for himself...
  20. dalalune

    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    I went through my 25 Reds today and it appears that only 5 are male based on the markings. They have all been banded, photo-ed and recorded, so I will find out how well I "guessed" on their genders. Love that pic, above. After my lovely young "assistant" and I were finished with my bunch...
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