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VOILA! I found out what the heck was going wrong with my hatches... dern hygrometer is wonky. Cleaned out from the last attempted hatch and ran it dry for a few days and it actually read "0%" in a basement that hasn't seen less than 55% humidity since I don't know when. So apparently I've been...

"Roughly 4 lbs at 24 weeks"? On cockerels that are expected to make 8 lbs on or by about 36 weeks? Are you still working on size or is the line just slower to mature? By what time should one expect to be achieving target cockerel weight? 6mo? 9mo? Don't get me wrong, I know not all birds are...

Those lil' chicks make me just all that more frustrated with my incubator right now... Looks like I'm gonna lose an entire hatch and what's weird is they all look like they quit a different times. I've checked temp, humidity, turner and ventilation and the only thing I can come up with is either...

Reading through and lookin' round. Dave those white Dorkings are about beautiful enough to tempt me away from my colored Dorking dreams...I do think that old pic of the Dorking male exemplifies the body type/shape I'll be shooting for.... Thus far I've yet to see any Dorkings of any variety that...

Capa, the last breed I worked with had issues with size as well. When I found a great, big ol' typey bird that I knew would benefit the size and shape of my birds, I went for it. Body shape and size are boogers to establish in your line but things like duck-foot, iffy color, and messy combs...

Shame on y'all! All this talk of ordering chicks and getting geared up for springtime is about put me into a hatching fever...AND I'M JUST NOW IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE (not necessarily probable) SOURCES FOR HATCHING EGGS! ...anywho... I'm laying out the footprint of the coop that's going to be...

Beautiful birds jgervais, I especially like the leg length on your hens. Any idea on the weights of your cock birds? Hen weights? As a general question to all, has anyone noted any advantage in higher % protein feeds in starting chicks in the first eight weeks? I've had experience with other...

Hey thanks Dave- consider the email sent- John

'lo All Been reading through this thread and others online to learn more about Dorkings. I'm especially keen on coloreds, tho, from what I've read thus far, there ain't much out there and what is out there is kinda' dicey. I'm looking to start in earnest this spring with a new dedicated coop...