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Some of the Black Dorkings I got from Sandhill have rose combs .

I think they need to be breed with egg laying in mind. I would guess they used to lay better than the ones we have today. I couldn't imagine the old time farmers having much patience with chickens that don't lay. I gave mine to a local school who is working on the breed but my girls were...

Not directed at anyone in particular except kgervais nor was I bragging . The principles apply to any breed. I Read several comments on lack of fertility, thought my observations might help somebody. I sold the adults and set 30 fertile eggs, ( checked at a week) in the hatcher then...

jgervais ! in order to know who sires what it is preferable to use one cock in a pen. I was tight for space and kept two ( they grew up together) with the hens, result 100% fertility. The one eventually beat the other up so badly I had to remove the wounded one. The cock in the next pen...

Igervais ! My answer probably would have been different last year. I received rose combed black Dorking chicks from Sandhill last year , perhaps the scarcest color and most faulty color available . Mr Drowns clearly stated that other colors were used to avoid possible inbreeding issues. I...